@etymologynerd: my serbian parents struggle saying the "th" sound, because that sound doesn't exist in Serbian and English speakers struggle with a lot of sounds themselves, like the trilled r. We should never make fun of people for not being able to pronounce a sound - they just grew up used to a different language #linguistics #etymology #language #japanese #stereotypes
“It’s funny to watch them try” is a WILD thing to say
2024-03-18 16:46:48
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drvsax :
i like how the lululemon origin is entirely true and people are just ok with it
2024-03-18 16:47:15
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Unai :
could you explain the world "girl"? (not as in the normal defenition but rather the one that a lot of gen z uses now) for example "girl bye" because it doesnt only refer to girls but also boys and 1/2
2024-03-20 16:00:44
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meow :
THE LO MEIN AND RAMEN WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABT THIS THATS WHERE THATS FROM???
2024-03-18 17:27:50
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Yuval :
It’s interesting because when I pronounce the Hebrew r (which is guttural) a lot of English speakers think I’m making an L sound
2024-03-18 17:48:43
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UR MOM ‼️ :
so like... rururemon???
2024-03-19 12:51:06
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Char🔻 :
everything I have ever heard about Lululemon makes me hate it that bit more lmao
2024-03-18 17:00:38
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Half Metal Scientist 🆘🇺🇸🆘 :
the lo mein-ramen transliteration has BLOWN MY MIND
2024-03-18 20:23:36
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maria sara :
after discovering this acc i was like he looks like a classic guy from filološki (in belgrade) and now w the caption it makes perfect sense 🤯
2025-05-10 18:30:11
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Caleb Feather :
I had no idea lo mein= ramen until just now :o
2024-03-18 17:01:30
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K Relly🧟 :
japanese person saying lululemon
2024-03-18 16:26:29
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David :
Serbian parents????? serbia mentioned???? 🦅🦅🦅 (yes i struggle saying d and th its almost same for me)
2024-03-18 16:49:58
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🌕🌙Magilou's🌙🌑 :
wouldn't it just be ルルレモン?
2024-03-18 17:06:43
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hehe :
YOURE SERBIAN???? i knew there was something i liked about u
2024-03-18 16:29:33
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munga7 :
not just Japanese, also kikuyu's
2024-03-19 15:24:32
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svetica :
had no idea your parents were serbian! a linguistic hello from croatia! :D
2024-03-18 23:25:07
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Erick-Francis Barrer :
Nobody gonna take about the Lo mein to ramen connection bc that's crazy 🍜
2024-03-18 17:22:53
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anonnn328t :
Ramen is not from 撈麵 (lou1 min6) stirred noodles but from 拉面 (Lā miàn) pulled noodles.
2024-03-18 21:21:42
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neeldebananapeel :
get the etymology of inspectorshots
2024-03-18 16:23:50
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katie :
You have a very pronounced difference between English L sounds compared to many Americans - can you expand on that?
2024-03-19 16:56:45
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inspector6000 :
Tbh ive only noticed korean people with this
2024-03-18 16:29:50
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lazybaby | hubert :
slight correction: ramen actually came from la mian, lo mein is usually stir-fried noodles (it’s just that the first word is different)
2024-03-18 20:39:25
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rеаlwv🇵🇱 :
Lol i noticed that spanish people also sometimes pronounce "very" as "bery"
2024-03-18 16:37:57
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dots journal :
LO MEIN AND RAMEN ARE THE SAME WHAT 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭
2024-03-18 20:45:12
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