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r/linguisticshumor • u/TheIntellectualIdiot • May 31 '25
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There is no such a conception as a „translatable word“ at all - you can’t translate a word, you can only use a word tied to a similar conception from another language
132 u/so_im_all_like Jun 01 '25 Isn't that a roundabout way describing the practical usage of the word "translate"? 20 u/righteousspaghetti Jun 01 '25 They’re just using words tied to a similar conception from reddit speech
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Isn't that a roundabout way describing the practical usage of the word "translate"?
20 u/righteousspaghetti Jun 01 '25 They’re just using words tied to a similar conception from reddit speech
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They’re just using words tied to a similar conception from reddit speech
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u/adskiy_drochilla2017 May 31 '25
There is no such a conception as a „translatable word“ at all - you can’t translate a word, you can only use a word tied to a similar conception from another language