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Tooth doctor doesn't have the same ring as eye doctor (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago by half_built_pyramids to c/showerthoughts
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Saying eye doctor in a conversation feels normal. Saying tooth doctor feels like listening to someone who had a bad disco elysium roll and they're punching themselves in the face to get the words out.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tierarzt sounds normal but animal doctor sounds weird

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But that's because you learned english and know it's called a vet. Direct word-for-word translations are often supposed to be weird because that's just not how it works.