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[titusnowl]

Ok. Does, or does not, the phrase "seig heil" or even just "heil" have a Nazi connotation/implication in American English society, regardless of its simple and harmless denotation in literal translation from the German?

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[chikkiboo.livejournal.com]

See, I ask because at work, we got a plastic "dummy" display version of a little portable USB Jump drive/MP3 player, and on its "screen" it says "8. HEIL" I remarked upon that, and got into an argument with a German-speaking coworker (not German himself, just took a lot of German classes and a school trip to Europe) over whether or not it's worth remarking.

The drive, FTR, is American-made.