TIL: "Head first" is translated in German as "von Kopf bis Fuß" or in Swiss as "von Kopf bis Fuss"
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@old_sound Yes, that's always bothered me since it means something completely different //cc @seriouspony
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@stilkov @seriouspony but maybe as a "concept"? I know word by word is completely different
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@old_sound @seriouspony There's no concise German translation, but something like "Sprung ins kalte Wasser" would have been much closer

Aug 8, 2013 · 10:54 PM UTC

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@stilkov @seriouspony ah OK
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@stilkov what about a marketing phrase that you want to use to sell books? Maybe "head first" is good for english but not for .de
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@old_sound I don't have a good one. I still object to the one they chose because it's just a different meaning :-)
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