In frontend development, it's pretty common to use German to stress test UIs, as it's a commonly used language with a lot of long words. It reveals all sorts of UI issues - text that doesn't wrap properly, buttons that are pushed off the screen, etc.
I don't know German, but I do like the idea of using compound nouns rather than inventing new words.
It's also common to test UIs with Arabic, to test handling of right-to-left languages. At work we have a "fake RTL" language that's English but rendered RTL. It's interesting because everything is flipped - for example, a left-hand sidebar is instead on the right side in RTL languages. Company logo is at top right instead of top left.
This does not work in German because fighter (Kämpfer) is gendered as male. There's is female version of it though (Kämpferin). We have Feuerwehrmann and Feuerwehrfrau. Correct gendering in German is (I say that as an older a male) a bit complicated and makes the sentences usually mich longer or sound weird.
There was a joke solution to this that I really liked: add a "y" to the end or all gendered words: Feuerwehry, Frisöry, Mitarbeity, Erziehery, Arzty etc.
Monster or Ungeheuer would work too. Feuerwehrmonster.
Degendering ala Phettberg may have started as a humours way toward gender neutral language, but it evolved IMHO into a serious way next to *, :, Innen.
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CombatWombat@feddit.online · 55 pts · 29d
This is the most boring d&d party. How about:
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 29d
"I cast Detect Dead... Letter."
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 28d
“This letter is simply addressed to “Johnny” in red crayon.”
casts deduce address
“10225 Arcadia Drive.”
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 29d
maleclerk
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 29d
LineSorcerer MilkBard HandyArtificer CameraWarlock
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
Quick! Mailcleric cast spare the...package! This one's taken a beating!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 34 pts · 29d
They can't all be the same class tho.
Firefighter
Policeranger
Mailmage
Fisherbard
And let's assign their race, too.
Human Firefighter
Elf Policeranger
Gnome Mailmage
Half-Orc Fisherbard
boomlandjenkins@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 28d
Why do you have to bring race into it?!
/s
black0ut@pawb.social · 7 pts · 28d
So the policeranger has an excuse to shoot the rest of them
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 28d
So the DM knows what bonuses they have. 😌
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
eh, fishers are more rangers than police.
kunaltyagi@programming.dev · 3 pts · 28d
Some lotta police is more orc (organized, following orders, and if you see a group of them, just turn back)
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
Horcfard, the half orc Fisher bard.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 23 pts · 29d
If somebody told me this was how German worked I would believe it so I wonder if the reverse is true
dan@upvote.au · 13 pts · 29d
In frontend development, it's pretty common to use German to stress test UIs, as it's a commonly used language with a lot of long words. It reveals all sorts of UI issues - text that doesn't wrap properly, buttons that are pushed off the screen, etc.
I don't know German, but I do like the idea of using compound nouns rather than inventing new words.
It's also common to test UIs with Arabic, to test handling of right-to-left languages. At work we have a "fake RTL" language that's English but rendered RTL. It's interesting because everything is flipped - for example, a left-hand sidebar is instead on the right side in RTL languages. Company logo is at top right instead of top left.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 7 pts · 29d
You will be happy to know I have confirmed your identity as a Non-Israeli.
dan@upvote.au · 4 pts · 29d
Because I used Arabic as an example rather than Hebrew? Or because I'm unfamiliar with RTL languages?
In any case, it's pretty easy to figure out that I'm Aussie :)
affenlehrer@feddit.org · 10 pts · 29d
This does not work in German because fighter (Kämpfer) is gendered as male. There's is female version of it though (Kämpferin). We have Feuerwehrmann and Feuerwehrfrau. Correct gendering in German is (I say that as an older a male) a bit complicated and makes the sentences usually mich longer or sound weird.
There was a joke solution to this that I really liked: add a "y" to the end or all gendered words: Feuerwehry, Frisöry, Mitarbeity, Erziehery, Arzty etc.
Monster or Ungeheuer would work too. Feuerwehrmonster.
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 8 pts · 29d
Degendering ala Phettberg may have started as a humours way toward gender neutral language, but it evolved IMHO into a serious way next to *, :, Innen.
affenlehrer@feddit.org · 1 pts · 29d
I wasn't aware but I like it. Makes everything sound cute.
Dookieman12@piefed.social · 19 pts · 29d
Garbageman = Garbagefighter
Lineman = Linefighter
Airman = Airfighter
Seaman = Seafighter
Axeman = Axefighter
MakingWork@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 29d
Repairman = Repair fighter
Handyman = handyfighter
StillAlive@piefed.world · 38 pts · 29d
Woman -> Wofighter
NewDark@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 29d
Excel be like
hperrin@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 29d
Hackerfighter
Randelung@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 28d
Excel level autocomplete
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 28d
Streetman = streetfighter
Idk what's streetman though.
Chick0nPlayz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
Roadman = Roadfighter
Rooster326@programming.dev · 11 pts · 28d
Fooman = FooFighter
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 28d
Policeman = Police officer
Fireman = Fire officer
Repairman = Repair officer
Mailman = Mail officer
Fisherman = Fisher officer
Rooster326@programming.dev · 5 pts · 28d
I'm just saying nobody ever wrote a song called "Fuck the Fisher Officer..."
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 28d
Fish officer maybe
sukhmel@programming.dev · 3 pts · 28d
Same with Fishfighter, sounds much closer to the truth, and I can't stop imagining a person wrestling with a large tuna or catfish in a shallow water
Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org · 2 pts · 28d
Human = Hu Officer
Man = Officer
Woman = Wo Officer
Oman = O Officer
He-Man = He-Officer = They-Officer
Anchorman = Anchor Officer
Batman = Bat Officer
Boogeyman= Boogey Officer
German = Ger Officer
Henchman = Hench Officer
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
Booger Officer. With a hard R
decolo@piefed.social · 7 pts · 29d
Gun shooty man = warfighter
Hupf@feddit.org · 7 pts · 29d
wofighter
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 29d
Man was gender neutral in old English https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/522859/ddg#522870
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 7 pts · 29d
Its a concept called generic masculine.
Calfpupa@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 29d
Mailman = fighterfighter
far_university1990@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 29d
Dogfighter
lemmygarden@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 29d
A mailman is a letter carrier.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 28d
Groomsman = Groomsfighter
Chairman = Chairfighter
i_love_pancakas@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 28d
woman = wofighter?
GarboDog@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 28d
Firefighter, pig, courier, fisher
BaraCoded@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 28d
Streetman = Streetfighter
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
I know this is a joke but I will be pendantic and say there is already a gender neutral word for fisherman, which is fishmonger.
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 28d
Fisherman - Fishmonger
Mailman - Mailmonger
Policeman - Policemonger
Fireman - Firemonger
Godric@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 28d
It's sad, the few things one can monger.
War, fish, rumors, cheese, fear, and whores, not much else to be a mongerer-of :(
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
I chose whoreman last game night
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
I thought a fishmonger was someone who sells fish at market, not the person who catches them.
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 28d
Is it pedantry if it isn't true though? Or am I being woooooshed?
ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 28d
Fishfighter, not fisherfighter. No idea why, just sounds better.
Otherwise no notes
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 29d
The lemmy version
Firefighter
Bastard
Propaganda delivery agent
Carnist jerk