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nonbirithm
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Libcu++: Nvidia C++ Standard Library
Or how Siri means "buttocks" in Japanese?
jki275
on Sept 19, 2020
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Itβs oshiri, not Siri.
nonbirithm
on Sept 20, 2020
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Actually the 'o' is a modifier for politeness. It seems there's a version of the word without an 'o'.
https://jisho.org/search/shiri
jki275
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I'm aware... But the word isn't pronounced the same anyway, and I've never heard it used without the o either.
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