CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago🎶36 degrees and it's getting hotter🎶discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down11
arrow-up1315arrow-down1image🎶36 degrees and it's getting hotter🎶discuss.tchncs.deCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoI explicitly said “at least a state”.
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoBut my request you tried to answer asked explicitely for countries.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agoBecause Germany is a republic of former countries, which are accordingly called “Länder” i.e. countries.
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-257 minutes agoIn German, yes these are called “Länder”, but in this case it does not translate to “countries”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·34 minutes agoThank you for enlightening me, I would have never guessed and intentionally played to that dual meaning, giving you tons of hints to get it.
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·32 minutes agoWhy would you do that? How on earth would I think this ia anything than a serious discussion?
I explicitly said “at least a state”.
But my request you tried to answer asked explicitely for countries.
Because Germany is a republic of former countries, which are accordingly called “Länder” i.e. countries.
In German, yes these are called “Länder”, but in this case it does not translate to “countries”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany
Thank you for enlightening me, I would have never guessed and intentionally played to that dual meaning, giving you tons of hints to get it.
Why would you do that? How on earth would I think this ia anything than a serious discussion?