Zangendeutsch (literally plier German) is English literally translated into German, preserving English grammar and phrasing. Many of the jokes on ich_iel rely on this. ich_iel itself is Zangendeutsch for me_irl.
This community, i_itrl (I in the real life) is about the reverse, translating German literally into English while preserving German grammar and phrasing, which is therefore referred to as plier English.
The above text was originally written in German by generative AI and has been making the rounds in the German speaking Lemmy community.
Zangendeutsch (literally plier German) is English literally translated into German, preserving English grammar and phrasing. Many of the jokes on ich_iel rely on this. ich_iel itself is Zangendeutsch for me_irl.
This community, i_itrl (I in the real life) is about the reverse, translating German literally into English while preserving German grammar and phrasing, which is therefore referred to as plier English.
The above text was originally written in German by generative AI and has been making the rounds in the German speaking Lemmy community.