#bidende koldt would be a proper danish phrase. come ooooon. we have google nowadays and ordnet.dk is right there
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i hate how much english is, like, permeating the danish language. probably all languages. but man, no one speaks proper danish anymore. journalists don't, many writers don't. i don't – i try my hardest to, but often i don't know if something is proper danish or if im directly translating from english and using expressions that aren't actually correct. i suppose it's hard to avoid when we engage so much with the english language, but i find it devastating. danish is beautiful and having different cultures is beautiful. i wish people would make more of an effort, especially journalists and writers who influence the rest of the people. try not to contribute too much to the homogenisation of language and cultures. we have to resist while we can
#like. just think for two seconds. have i ever heard anyone say 'frysende koldt' in danish? no? is it a direct translation of 'freezing cold'#the english version? yes. so maybe its not proper danish. its pretty obvious a lot of the time pls use your brain before you publish a#headline in maybe the most popular news media! i love danish so much as a language its actually devastating.#sorry i think about this every single day#bidende koldt would be a proper danish phrase. come ooooon. we have google nowadays and ordnet.dk is right there
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