Foreign words

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17 Jan 23 17:45

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@torunn said
"Slut" - Swedish word for end/ending.

Interesting, As you probably know we have a different meaning for that same word.

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17 Jan 23 17:46

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@rookie54 said
lol
dang it girl, this gave me a pause i haven't experienced in a decade

I didn't know you had a pause button rookie. 🙂 😛

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17 Jan 23 17:47

@very-rusty said
Interesting, As you probably know we have a different meaning for that same word.

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Exactly, that's what makes it interesting.

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17 Jan 23 17:48

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@torunn said
Exactly, that's what makes it interesting.

So you know what we mean by that word.

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17 Jan 23 17:52

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17 Jan 23 17:53

Apparently, auto-mod understands Italian. 😁

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17 Jan 23 17:54

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@very-rusty said
So you know what we mean by that word.

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Rusty, of course I do. If I didn't, there would be no point in mentioning it. The reason I did is because words may look similar but have a totally different pronunciation and meaning. There are many of those. So when you practice English as your second language, you have to look out for them.

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17 Jan 23 17:57

@torunn said
Rusty, of course I do. If I didn't, there would be no point in mentioning it. The reason I did is because words may look similar but have a totally different pronunciation and meaning. There are many of those. So when you practice English as your second language, you have to look out for them.

Thanks torunn,
That is some good advice, I just learned something new today. 🙂

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17 Jan 23 17:58

@woofwoof said
Apparently, auto-mod understands Italian. 😁

LOL...I don't even want to know what it was. 🙂

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17 Jan 23 18:00

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@ponderable said
Please! This thread is to inform about curious "foreign" (probably for the English speakers) words. Don't comment on them until you supply one.

Strange foreign words: "schubladiser" French word adapted from the German Schublade (drawer) denoting the use of those to put things away from attention.

Hey Pondy,
You never called rookie out for commenting on a word. I think you are very bias when it comes to me. 🙂

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