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[–] neidu3 43 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I chuckle every time I am reminded that he named one of his kids Sideræl. In norwegian that would be a slang for Side-junk or side-slop.

Side = side
Ræl = "junk," "trash," "rubbish," or "worthless stuff." It is an informal, somewhat dismissive term used to describe things that are of low quality, broken, or generally useless.

[–] kersploosh 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it was supposed to be Sidereal, which refers to astronomical measurements based on stars rather than the sun. But he couldn't even spell it right.

[–] neidu3 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Elon can consider himself proper American now that he thinks Æ can be used as substitute for A, E, or a combination of the two. Same as you sometimes see shitheads use Ø instead of O.

To those of us who use those letters daily, it's just jarring, as it's a completely different letter with a different sound. It would be like writing Karspleesh and expect the spelling to carry the same pronunciation.

[–] kersploosh 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I use Å and A interchangeably, and like to put umlauts in rändöm pläces for fün.

[–] neidu3 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Å/A is just as jarring. The Germans might be bothered about umlauts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, they are actually triggering me a little bit. It just reads different.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Ẇ̶̧h̵̰̍y̵̿ͅ ̵͎͆s̵̰̈́ť̷͓ö̷̬́p̵̝̓ ̷̭̏t̴͉̀h̶̞̾è̶̘r̶̩͛é̷̲?̵̼͝

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

In Danish ae can substitute æ

Same with aa = å and o/oe = ø

[–] neidu3 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

True, that's an internationally recognized translation of those letters. Partially to make it easier for the swedes who use gibberish letters instead of the superior Æ Ø Å, I'm sure you can agree.
But the opposite isn't valid in any language. You don't know anyone who drive across Størebæltsbrøen to get to Ødense, I hope?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Størebæltsbrøen

Ødense

Gibberish. Just like Swedish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

If you say "Ødense" is written in a gibberish way, wait until you find out what's the pronunciation of that city.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now I'm confused and confused how to pronounce Karspleesh. In my head, I'm pronouncing it Car splee~~n~~ sh

[–] kersploosh 8 points 23 hours ago

If you're feeling adventurous, try Kérsplôøsh.