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[–] Pantoffel@feddit.de 20 points 8 months ago (4 children)

When I was 30 I learned that I had pronounced and spelled the German word "unbedingt" wrong my entire life. I thought it was "umbedigt" as in "um jeden Preis". I thought all others spelled and pronounced it wrong or spoke more elaborate than I.

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago

Just pretend you wrote it in Swiss German and you're good!

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Gesamt oder gesammt? Kommt doch von Summe

Btw I also pronounce it umbedingt although I know better

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, don't worry. There are tons of those in the German language. Mine was "Firmament", I thought it was "Firnament". Yours is a bit worse ;)

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Had an argument with my ex once (both speaking german as a third language) about the pronounciation of 'Umgebung', where she made it sound like "Um'g-bung" for some reason. Ended up asking a random train conductor to settle it.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Oom-gay-bung.

Germans are gay for the environment.