What do you think 'head office' means here?

Torsten · July 12, 2020, 1:24pm

What do you think the Germans mean here by the English term ‘head office’?

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Masme · July 12, 2020, 2:01pm

Hi Torsten,

I think it means “the headquarters” of this Kopfzentrum. By the way “headquarter” is also a verb: e.g. The company is headquartered in Chicago.

I hope this helps and doesn’t give you any Kopfschmerzen.

Alan · July 12, 2020, 4:07pm

Certainly doesn’t mean what I would use it for. Is it some kind of a joke since I suppose it is a centre for dealing with problems associated with the head?

Torsten · July 13, 2020, 5:45am

Hi Alan, since it is a German company it can’t be a joke so I guess ‘head office’ here is their attempt at coming up with an equivalent to Kopfzentrum.