Tag: Trifles
(In)offensive Dutch part 2
Following up on the subject of confusing language.
What would you first think if you see a package titled Worst trio in a grocery store?
(In)offensive Dutch
Photo by JillWellington.
It’s a known fact some common words in one language may sound pretty rude or even offensive in another. Furthermore, some words in the same language can be confusing.
Take Dutch and English.
If, for example, one typed “Buurvrouw, wat een mooie koolmezen, maar wat doet mijn haan op uw ezel?” into Google Translate, he’d be presented the following translation:
A pop-up Rorschach test
Good morning dear patient! Please tell me, what do you observe on this photo?
