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Britain rule (i.imgur.com)
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[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 84 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Greeks aren't asking a question, they're telling Google that English is a Greek dialect

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same with Czechia

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

and Spain too. Apparently the English are strange sailors who speak a Greek dialect

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago

Bri'ish people if they were good

[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Filthy buggers, go from port to port.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I doubt that there ist any explicit form of "to be" in Czech language. "Englishmen are sailors" is probably a false translation.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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