First up, big thanks to everyone contributing to the earlier discussion thread.
Good thing - lots of discussion.
Less convenient thing - you didn't all agree with each 😆
I have split some off the list for a specific Bavarian German poll in the future.
I have added some in as a result of the discussion. I have left very similar ones in because there were *opinions* & the chance of me keeping the right one for everyone is less than zero.
So there are 25 options below (in alphabetical order) for things you might say when shouting in angry frustration at a news headline (where an exasperated "for fuck's sake" is common in English).
Please pick the one you like using the most. If you don't use any of them, you do not need to vote, but if you feel very strongly that the perfect phrase is missing please add it in the comments & I will collect for when we swing back to German for another round.
If this has landed in your timeline & you don't know what I'm talking about, there is some info about the project here
https://things.uk/@eclectech/117079111091714134
Danke!
#theFFSproject #German
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