ConcreteHalloween [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 days agoSo I recently learned there's was a Chinese emperor named "Cao Pi" which sounds like "Cow Pee", which made me wonder if there are English names that sound funny in other languages.message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareSo I recently learned there's was a Chinese emperor named "Cao Pi" which sounds like "Cow Pee", which made me wonder if there are English names that sound funny in other languages.ConcreteHalloween [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecornishonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoAh the British colonizer disease of transcribing long/open vowels with r. That’s also how you get the Korean name Park, which in reality is more like Paak.
minus-squareAssortedBiscuits [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoCommon nonrhotic L
Ah the British colonizer disease of transcribing long/open vowels with r. That’s also how you get the Korean name Park, which in reality is more like Paak.
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