I get that “ernst” means serious. But so does “ernstgemeint” which is a puzzle. And why is sometimes spelled “ernst gemeint”? This is a good case for Word Detective Emmanuel!
Actually, this is the first time that I see “ernstgemeint” as one word. But I checked an apparently it’s a common spelling.
The proper way is “ernst gemeint” though, which translates to
To differentiate between “ernst” and “ernst gemeint”, here’s an example:
Depending on context, this can be the same thing, of course.
Hope that helps :)
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I get that “ernst” means serious. But so does “ernstgemeint” which is a puzzle. And why is sometimes spelled “ernst gemeint”? This is a good case for Word Detective Emmanuel!
Actually, this is the first time that I see “ernstgemeint” as one word.
But I checked an apparently it’s a common spelling.
The proper way is “ernst gemeint” though, which translates to
To differentiate between “ernst” and “ernst gemeint”, here’s an example:
Depending on context, this can be the same thing, of course.
Hope that helps :)