ToastbrotmannHow are there so many of them
kat_angstromI still don’t know what ich_iel is and at this point I’m too afraid to ask
VitteliusIt’s the German version of me_irl. Stands for “Ich _ im echten Leben” and is a direct translation of the English
Aww, thanks! Consider me slightly more educated than when I awoke this morning :)
Happy to help
it is only me_irl in name though, it is a general meme / conversational community with the obnoxious (and over used to death) in joke that is zangendeutsch.
Samsy“Zangendeutsch” means an aggressive way of removing the influence of english into the german language. But outside of ich_iel we write in english as everyone. Which is obviously a little bit weird, isn’t it?
What annoys me personally about it (to the point that i blocked the commonity) is that it is mandatory. That’s not humor, or funny, that is weird performative scripted humor. I often felt reminded of carnival speeches.
I’d also argue that it isnt very successful in clearing anglicisms from the german vernacular when it is all about making the most incorrect and cryptic literal translation imaginable to the point that nobody could understand unless they are well versed in those anglicisms.
They’re making English a linguistic dependency for German? lol
No, that’s wrong. Zangendeutsch is all about English influence and playfully literal translations even when there are better German words. So you need to translate it back to English and into German again to decode it and that’s the fun about it.
So is that the “Zange”? Because you need to go from the things you are holding (the information, in “German”) to the hinge (the literal English translation) and back down again (actual German translation) to understand (aka grasp it)‽
I’m not sure if I understood your deduction. The literal translation of “Zange” would be “tongs”, “pliers” or “pincer”. Hinges are the things that make doors swing and hold to a wall right?
Multiple source say the origin of the word isn’t documented but the best explanation they come up with is that pliers can be used to bend something into a different form.
My guess was it has its origin in the proverb “Das würde ich nicht mal mit der Kneifzange anfassen” which translates to “I wouldn’t even touch that with pliers” as in stuff you detest that much that you rather would stay away from it.
qevlarrDutchie who speaks German here, I hadn’t heard of the word ‘Zangendeutsch’ before. I get what it means, but why ‘Zangen’? Does it come from tongs or does it have another meaning? Tongs-German makes no sense to me
German here, no idea what it has to do with a Zange
It’s not overused if its funny. And it is very funny
Oh my god, you’re woke!
Whoops, guess I’m now the enemy of a hundred million Americans
My bad
Omg I was reading it as “ich lel” not “ich iel” this whole time 😅 thanks
Miles O'BrienI’ve internally been saying “eesh eel”
… which now seems like calling it "me earl’
It is pretty close on the pronunciation, except ch is not sh
samus12345The closest pronunciation you can get in English is probably eek.
I’ve only ever met a few native Germans in person, and understand just enough to get to the bathroom, so I don’t know if I just misheard, or they’re one of the few people who do say it that way.
I’ll take any native German’s word on their own language though! Lol or even anyone who’s studied.
I’m a German native who studied linguistics (ok, computational linguistics with a minor in phonology), but I basically only speak my regional dialect well. I was visiting a friend in Berlin once and a stranger in a bar complimented me that I “speak good German for a foreigner”.
Hey that sounds like studying linguistics to me! ^Pun^ ^mildly^ ^intended.^
I regarded it as a potential evidence for my unfounded and highly debateable hypothesis that the dialect we speak in the region is not in fact a dialect, but its own language.
Lucy :3It also incorporates c/memes, basically
Bless you sir or madam, you know not how long I have suffered
It started as a German version of me_irl (hence the name “ich im echten Leben”) and developed a culture on its own including bad translations from English and other insiders
It’s mostly ramen, cows and trains now.
HerrVorragend“War’s schon immer.”
As in “ze motorboat is full of iel”?
Hovercraft, but yes
I blocked that both on Reddit and here at the very beginning, without knowing what iel means, the posts were mostly unsympathetic and irritating.
Moin!
How are there so many of them
That sounds linke you are not one of them, yet your posting history suggests to differ.
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I love my job!
My cover is blown
“Toastbrotmann” ist jetzt auch nicht wirklich die beste Verkleidung.
aber auch nicht die schlechteste
Are we learning German now?
If you use ich_iel to learn German, your next visit to Germany could be… interesting.
To be honest… I would pay for a beer or two just to watch that.
Ich möchte diesen Teppich nicht kaufen. Bitte.
Schade.
dogsoahCThere are several steps between learning German and comprehending whatever the fuck we’re doing over there.
Would it help to have mental illness? Cause if so, I’ll dust off some of these old Rammstein CDs and meet you guys over there after I get more proficient.
Ja
Actually I started before Lemmy but I’m bad at it still
Ich im echten Leben
Wo sind meine Zuhausis?
Die pfosten gerade woanders.
𝚝𝚛𝚔Whenever I see Lemmy without being logged in , it’s a wall of German and all I can think of is “ach, du lieber… das ist not eine booby!”
I’m a simple man. I see booby, i upvote
Did you wear a dress for a period in the 40s?
For me it’s DU. DU HAST. DU HAST MICH.
So you know a little German?
“So, you said you’re auditing the class. Why are you so interested in learning German?”
“Uhh… memes.”
nebulaoneDoing the same with french to understand the [email protected] 's memes
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There is litteraly nothing in that community??