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    1111 months ago

    or, my favorite, in German “umfahren”

    can either mean “drive around”

    or “run over”

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      211 months ago

      In writing, yes. But when spoken the emphasis is different. If the “fahren” is stressed, then you are driving around something (umFAHren). If the “um” is stressed (UMfahren), then you are talking about property damage or murder.