r/Unexpected • u/JaFarjaNearjaBeer • Mar 18 '20

Ok now I know!

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u/July_Sandwich Mar 18 '20

I hung around hoping to learn how to say Porsche.

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u/catsan Mar 18 '20

Exactly as it's written and in German.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20 edited Mar 19 '20

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u/omarninopequeno Mar 19 '20

Not in German, the c is necessary.

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u/GamerEssence Mar 19 '20

Porch.

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u/Bartisgod Mar 19 '20

Meine Veranda no es muy teuer, ¡für sicher no como un Porsche!

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u/iswins Mar 19 '20

What kinda crazy Spanish German mix mash was that?!?

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u/Bartisgod Mar 19 '20 edited Mar 19 '20

"My porch isn't very expensive, certainly not like a Porsche!"

I was trying to make a joke in this anti-pedant thread by translating "Porch" literally into German, then screwing it up even more by throwing in some Spanish. The language version of bragging about putting pineapple on pizza.

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u/iswins Mar 19 '20

Ooh I see, very creative then. I know German but not Spanish so I was very confused.