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pataea t1_j68i8n4 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Germany says it is not a warring party in Ukraine | Russia has deliberately misinterpreted a remark by the German foreign minister for propaganda purposes, Berlin says. by misana123

Yes, but we should allow a benefit of the doubt for such statements. Remember: a) this was not a official statement, rather a part of a discussion b) english is not an official language of Germany c) in german we use "Krieg"(war) a lot more casually (at least from my experience)

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Istvaarr t1_j68iicj wrote

What?

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pataea t1_j68is4l wrote

And what exactly is your question?

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Istvaarr t1_j68jdfy wrote

We all speak English well enough in Germany, we do not use „war“ more casually and she said what she said, no need to pretend otherwise

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pataea t1_j68ke87 wrote

There is a huge difference if english is your first or second language. If it's the latter, you'll still have some features of your first language in it (not just accent, but also about the way you form sentences and the cultural background). Thats why you can usually say if someone is a native speaker or not.

And since i believe you are german, at least in my english/german bubble we use war more casually. But that is just my experience, not fact.

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