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[-] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 24 points 2 weeks ago

That's pretty much the Finnish language :D

Just check out the difference between these two phrases written in our goose-y language:

Tapaan sinut.
means I will meet you.

Tapan sinut.
means I will kill you.

(You can use your machine translation of choice to check the meanings of those two phrases, if you wish.)

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

This isn't so different than:

"I will kill you." vs "I will call you."

Written it looks much more different, but spoken the c in call is pronounced just like the k in kill.

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago

What the HONK! did you just say to me?!

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 weeks ago

Dude, you can't just say the H word like that

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's fine, I know a goose. They said it's cool.

[-] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Are you HONKing with me?! Don't HONK with me pal, HONK off!

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not your HONKing pal, buddy!

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

…. Slight differences in pronunciation….

[-] butter_tart@piefed.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

I searched for this reply!!!

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