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Here I show what "GIF" means in Dutch (And the question is if you understood what I meant) ?

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Mad Flippy (HTF) | What is this? Chemical Reaction? | image tagged in mad flippy htf | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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Then, what is it?
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"Gif" means "poison" in Dutch... So for me as a Dutch the word "gif" for moving pictures (abbreviation for: Graphics interchange format) was always a bit funny for me
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We have a similar "problem"... You know, "Gift" is the German word for poison... Imagine the confusion when you first hear someone is giving you a gift for your birthday. 😅 False friends can be so funny..
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I actually knew that, and I actually wondered if you'd bring it up (I remember Angela Merkel saying that word this week on the news. I believe she called extreme right a "poison to society" in German, or something like that, as a reaction to those attacks), but indeed, the fact that it's spelled the same as the English word "gift" (although English does not require a capital for nouns) makes the word all the more questionable indeed 🤣🤣

(Being multi-lingual can be very funny sometimes, eh?)
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definitely 😅😉
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I understood XD
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That's a nice meme, though
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Maybe... maybe a bit "giftig" (means "poisonous" in Dutch).
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Good one! (Yes, I know what you said)
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