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Laysanya (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] MBM@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

Ask the English speakers who imported words like lasagna and baguette without changing the spelling to lasanya or baget.

Worst of all, sometimes they change the spelling but only to remove the diacritics that tell you how it's supposed to be pronounced

this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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