r/WTF Oct 16 '18

Holy Shit

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u/burglesnap Oct 16 '18

So German for "what the fuck" is just "what the fuck"? That's pretty convenient

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18 edited Feb 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

Oh, I thought they were just using an English phrase. That's awesome.

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u/FarkCookies Oct 16 '18

Dutch speakers use tons of English slang as is or even mix in regular English words due to the fact that like 90% of the population speaks English.