• Sidyctism2
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    5 days ago

    “Das Capital” might be the first instance of denglisch ive seen in english

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      I was ready to give them the benefit of the doubt and went to look up if Marx maybe did originally spell it with a C (not entirely outside the realm of possibility). No, he didn’t. An outrage.

      Dachshund is an English word that also shouldn’t exist.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        Most Marxists just call it “Capital” in the English language, dropping the “das,” rather than “Das Kapital.” However, as far as I know this appears to be from the original comic, which is hilarious and explains why it’s so odd.