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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2018, 10:37 AM Jul 2018

'Die Luft der Freiheit weht' 1styr student translated:'the air of freedom hurts' [View all]

Stanford's motto is the German phrase for 'the wind of freedom is blowing.'

Wehen is infinitive for 'to blow/wave' -- weh is German for 'hurt/pain', as in es tut weh for 'it hurts'

This PAINFUL mistranslation was made in a 1st yr German class at Stanford in the early 60s.

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'Die Luft der Freiheit weht' 1styr student translated:'the air of freedom hurts' [View all] bobbieinok Jul 2018 OP

Funny. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2018 #1

translation was on a quiz-tut weh had been learned in previous months bobbieinok Jul 2018 #2