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		sjburt on Nov 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The English Paradox: Four decades of life and lang... How is this any different from going into a Panda Express and trying to order in Mandarin?

lmm on Nov 8, 2024 [–]

Because it's called a McFlurry on the menu. Japan is very fond of taking loanwords from English but changing the pronunciation and meaning, which can be one of the hardest parts of any language.

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