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by eatonphil 1373 days ago
What is a teaspoon?
3 comments
tux1968 1373 days ago
TL – Teelöffel (teaspoon, unit of measurement)
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frosted-flakes 1373 days ago
TL is the abbreviation for the unit teaspoon in German, the way ts is the abbreviation for teaspoon in English.
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wyclif 1373 days ago
Yeah, I also didn't get the 'teaspoon' reference.
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WorldMaker 1373 days ago
German word for teaspoon per googling it on the bing: Teelöffel

Seems like the obvious abbreviation for that is TL, so it's a joke on cross-language abbreviation collision.

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