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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a German they are all technically correct, but one of them isn't a proper translation.

I believe I spider.

"Ich glaube ich spinne." isn't in regards to spiders, the last word is a verb. "spinnen" means "to spin", originally coming from spinning yarn, which then became spinning a thought :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That makes a lot more sense!
I've edited my comment. Feel free to contact the blogger. "I believe I spider" is hilarious. But "I believe I spin" is much more believable!