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noir_lord
34 days ago
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How does IKEA come up with names for its products?
My missus is Hungarian, I'm sure it's a lovely language but it just sounds like Klingon to me.
Which makes it hilarious when she's annoyed at the boy.
pndy
34 days ago
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The fact that Sz in Hungarian reads as
s
and other way around, S becomes
sh
- is mind-boggling especially for Poles, where Sz is pronounced as
sh
. and S remains
s
.
nine_k
34 days ago
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In Spanish "z" always sounds [s] (except in Spain where it sounds [θ]), but "s" can often sound [z].
huhtenberg
33 days ago
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Wait for the Italian where "cc" makes a "ch" sound and "ch" is "k"
* When followed by e or i.
pndy
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Oh mio Dio :x
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Which makes it hilarious when she's annoyed at the boy.