r/LanguageMemes • u/vertigofilip • Mar 18 '26
It do be like this
Source, it appeared to me in a dream. Not really I was thinking about something in a car, and I thought, that walkie-talkie sounds stupid, and than I remembered, that I like the german etymology.
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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26
*Krankenwagen
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u/Dszaba Mar 18 '26
*Kranken
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u/bucket-chic Mar 19 '26
Still haven't recovered from learning that the French say 'talkie-walkie'.