• Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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    2 months ago

    It’s a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on.
    Japanese and Korean come to mind.

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      2 months ago

      That actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.