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Anon experiences German humor (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 19 hours ago by Early_To_Risa to c/greentext

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

One translated from Norwegian:

"Once upon a time... But now it's a corridor"

I'll supply the original and an explanation:

"Det var en gang... Men nå er det en korridor"

"Det var en gang" is literally "It was a time/an instance", and it's the main way every fairytale starts in Norwegian. But "gang" could also mean hallway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 32 minutes ago

"Det var en gang" is better translated as "Once upon a time".