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bob_in_the_west t1_j5zzsmg wrote

After reading /u/TurboThrobber 's comment:

In German this is more obvious because it's "Pedometer" and "Pädophiler" (ä = ae).

A "Pedophiler" in German would actually have a foot fetish.

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Chromotron t1_j600wpe wrote

Even in English, it's paedophile in BE. Only Americans f***ed it up.

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