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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

QotD: Japanglish Edition...

Bobbi commenting on how translations sometimes cause futon mouth:
"* We don't use the word "futon" in English the same way it is used in Japanese, I'm told -- for them, the fluffy soft mattress is the futon, and the futon frame has its own word. Possibly "spanner.""
Tam @ 8:03 AM
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