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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lmao thats exactly what I said "auer"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Auer is an Austrian baking shop, so in Austria it's usually "Aua" to express hurt

Are there really regions that pronounce the -er?
Sounds very...formal for an emotional outcry ;⁠-⁠)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im not a native deutsch speaker, so I write it as it sounds/as i see other people write it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well, it would usually be the more correct way to write the word, as in many dialects the -er is a lazy -a