@magni.fy: “Confusing” languages around the world 🌍 #LanguageLearning #linguistics #funfacts #ancientgreece #calligraphy

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thetrashtrain
The Trash Train :
In finland we say hebrew
2023-09-26 14:08:02
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pugz_t
Pugz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 :
Greek ? I thought in English we called it Dutch ?
2023-09-26 14:51:18
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minibotco
MiniBot Co. :
I remember I was trying to explain sigma notation to someone and they said "It's all Greek to me" and I got the wonderful opportunity to say, "it is"
2023-09-26 12:53:28
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allycat0500
Ally :
I used to know a French person who said “pardon my English” instead of “pardon my French.” I’m not sure if it was a just her thing.
2023-09-26 14:57:42
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louis993546
Louis :
FYI in Cantonese sometimes we say Martian 👽 (火星文)
2023-09-26 12:28:01
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pleasephil
Phil :
ESTONIA MENTIONED RAHH 🦁🦁🦁🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪
2023-09-26 13:48:35
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hrdamborg
hrdamborg :
1) The "Town in Russia" is actually mainly used as a way to say "They don't understand the concept". As in "To my boss, free time is a town in Russia
2023-10-03 10:44:31
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generic3210
Another generic name :
The Danish equivalent is “that is pure Volapük” with refence to the conlang Volapük. “A town in Russia” IS an expression in Danish …
2023-10-10 09:38:25
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kristeenahh
Kristine H :
bodipy fluorophore is just work to me (as a chemist)
2023-10-01 21:19:45
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elfsteel
kay ! :
not me being confused as hell at the beginning bc i’m a scientist and i actually use the words BODIPY & fluorophore on a regular basis
2023-10-03 00:53:17
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marty.mvm
mvm :
i Bulgaria we say thats dark India for me
2023-10-08 18:10:01
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glockyhere
溥儀 :
In my country🇺🇿, if a person does't understand something, we say "Should I talk to you in kyrgyz/kazakh?"
2023-10-01 11:03:43
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steesyart
Steesy :
In the Netherlands they mainly use Chinese but sometimes arabic
2023-09-30 19:00:10
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markosbv
Mark :
I work with Bodipy fluorophores tho
2023-10-02 04:45:10
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i_eat_broken_lighters_
Ich trinke gern Benzin :
,,esti turc" is for when you're mad at another person not understanding something
2023-10-03 13:24:47
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kitbattlebeard
Kit Battlebeard :
bird language!?! I love that
2023-10-01 15:25:08
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aureliatropia
Aurelia :
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.
2023-10-02 15:58:19
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navehgoldflam
Naveh :
we have funding enchantment table אבגדהוזחטיכלמנסעפצקרשת
2023-12-08 15:16:18
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__acidalia
Adalia 🪷 :
I am Guyanese 🇬🇾 and we usually say “I don’t speak French”
2023-09-29 02:48:08
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hieristlena02
Hieristlena :
,,Sprech ich Chinesisch oder was” 😂😂
2023-09-30 13:49:00
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s33bill
s33bill :
in russian for the last 2 decades we often call strange and confusing words elven
2023-10-01 11:07:12
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tipsyscience
wokeqoibi :
I’ve used bodipy fluorophore in my lab😂😂😂
2023-10-02 16:03:44
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.green.thoughts__
Green :
"is this a bird language" I love that
2023-10-22 19:32:25
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kamaneicha
kamaneicha :
I'm wondering what we say in Russian... Chinese?
2023-10-22 09:31:08
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aymergentlecat
Aymer the (not so) Gentle Cat :
I'm Romanian. Never in 40 years have I heard anyone use "ești turc?" to express confusion. where did you get that?
2023-09-26 14:55:27
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