• taladar@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Funny except the video’s pronunciation is wrong since it is a German name for a company founded in Germany.

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          7 months ago

          English is an open-source project with no overarching plan and several major variants that has had literally millions of contributors over thousands of release cycles per branch. There’s bound to be some cruft in the code.

          Anyone who suggests reform is enacting that one xkcd about standards. And no-one will use their variant except for a few enthusiasts who think it’s the best thing since sliced silicon.

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      7 months ago

      a lot of modern German companies have English names