abrake

@abrake@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transliterated country names into Chinese Language use pre-existing characters that already has its own meaning, therefore native Chinese speakers have a subconcious impression based on country names.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All Canadians (at least of a certain age) have learned the etymology of the word Canada from this heritage minute that used to be played all the time on TV: youtu.be/nfKr-D5VDBU

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MAGA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  He endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020 and I don’t think he’s changed his politics since then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3143: Question Mark⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does no one remember Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters??

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baseball, huh?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to know a guy who would regularly say “si” instead of “yes” in English conversations. He also wasn’t Spanish/Hispanic. It was super confusing because I thought he was interjecting to see “See…” instead of just responding affirmatively.