International Mother Language Day..

[fab]

A bit late I know, but what the hell..

Deutsch Please, We're German

As the world celebrates International Mother Language Day on Saturday, Germany's language purists bemoan the relentless onslaught of Denglish. But a German watchdog has hinted that a turnabout might be in sight.

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From the article:
"The same went for Mitsubishi's slogan Drive Alive. Just 18 percent understood it as "lively driving" in German, the rest interpreted it as "survive the drive in our car" -- a potentially damaging promo for the carmaker."

hahaha!

[Arnab]

"Drive Alive" is essentially an American catchphrase targetted towards the gullible new-agey (feel alive, drive alive, blah blah) American youth.

I don't know how it applies to Germans.

[fab]

Perhaps Mitsubishi thought that young German drivers aspire to the same thing?