TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 hours agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretheedqueen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoI recently learned the words for oyster/persimmon and rain/candy are very similar. I had a Japanese person repeat them for me and I still can’t really tell the difference.
I recently learned the words for oyster/persimmon and rain/candy are very similar. I had a Japanese person repeat them for me and I still can’t really tell the difference.