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minus-squareTuuktuuk@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoThat’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.)
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoThis 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.
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.)
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.