Post #1806070
2026-04-29 11:43 UTC
Compound words in languages like Icelandic and German are useful because they help you see the difference between a criminal lawyer and a criminal lawyer.
Replies (6)
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@DukeDuke@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 12:42
@alda
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@luap42@chaos.social 2026-04-29 12:54
@alda fair, but also it doesn't allow us to distinguish between umfahren und umfahren
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@jkanev@fediscience.org 2026-04-29 14:29
@alda And between a civil engineer and a civil engineer, for that matter.
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@bruchpilot@mk.absturztau.be 2026-04-29 15:13
@alda@topspicy.social I see, yeah. "Krimineller Anwalt" vs "Strafverteidiger" :neobot_giggle:
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@sotolf@polymaths.social 2026-04-29 15:23
@alda You mean compound words in any other language than english :p
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@mdione@en.osm.town 2026-04-29 16:43
@alda Spanish has "criminal" vs "criminalista".