Mine is people who separate words when they write. I’m Norwegian, and we can string together words indefinetly to make a new word. The never ending word may not make any sense, but it is gramatically correct

Still, people write words the wrong way by separating them.

Examples:

  • “Ananas ringer” means “the pineapple is calling” when written the wrong way. The correct way is “ananasringer” and it means “pineapple rings” (from a tin).

  • “Prinsesse pult i vinkel” means “a princess fucked at an angle”. The correct way to write it is “prinsessepult i vinkel”, and it means “an angeled princess desk” (a desk for children, obviously)

  • “Koke bøker” means “to cook books”. The correct way is “kokebøker” and means “cookbooks”

I see these kinds of mistakes everywhere!

  • @CurlyMoustacheOP
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    31 year ago

    I didn’t speak any other languages than my native tongue before english, and I think I started learning English when I was around 10. This was early 90s, and they perhaps start even earlier now.

    We knew alot of english before we had it in school. Music and films were a big influence on us, as it is still today.

    • FartsWithAnAccent
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      21 year ago

      Ah yeah, I forgot about the shitloads of media we pump out. Being constantly exposed to a language over a long time definitely makes it easier to learn.