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Ok, I’ll try
Hiya! What time was that thing?
Hi!
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Ok, I’ll try
Hiya! What time was that thing?
Inspired, yes. But uber is still not a German word.
Imagine if I founded a company called “Tougt” and claimed this is an English word. Not inspired by, is. Who needs the letter ‘h’ anyways?
Removing the accent marks makes it such that the word isn’t German anymore, just German-inspired. It would have to be written “Ueber” instead.
You know, like a Mr. Böing founding the company Boeing.
Right, über is a word. “uber” is very much not. The points aren’t decoration or a pronunciation guide, they signify a different letter.
It’s like saying that Spanish people call their country Espana.
Sorry, I had to:
To be fair, I once entered a tram to Hauptfriedhof thinking it went to Hauptbahnhof and only noticed when the tram drove the “wrong” way. The tram to Hauptbahnhof arrives on the other side of the station I was at.
I was sober.
Ta - seeya then!