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The French word for apple is pomme.
The German word for apple is Apfel.

The French word for Germany is Allemagne.
The German word for Germany is Deutschland.

Asking why all languages don’t call Germany “Deutschland” is the same as asking why all languages don’t call apples “Apfel”.

Even within the same language, pronunciation changes by regional accent. Which region has the correct accent and which regions are kids taught to pronounce things incorrectly? Languages also change over time. The grammatical rules of English now aren’t the same as they were 100 years ago. Is English more correct now or less correct?

Language is more like music than it is math.

Problem Gambling

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Not everyone has tics they must surpress while in public.

I played through Part I and I could only imagine how much people complained. It’s got US soldiers following orders to kill innocent people, a black woman as the leader of a paramilitary group, a rough and tough guy who only showed his soft side to his now dead husband, a group of religious nuts who are lead by a pedophile, and the whole thing is about vaccination against a deadly virus.

Thankfully most of my investments are in GICs (Guaranteed Investment Certificates) which are Canadian investments with a guaranteed return. Interest rates were jacked up recently and these were giving guaranteed returns of 5%+ which I thought was good enough. They’ve dropped to about 2.5% and I was thinking of moving more money into mutual funds. Good thing I didn’t.

The only mutual fund I bought into is mostly based around US stocks. I bought in at $13.20 per unit and its now worth $12.40 per unit so a loss of $0.80 per unit. I have 800 units so that’s currently a total loss of $640. At its height it was about $14.50 per unit which would have meant a total gain of $1,000. Even if the value dropped to $0 I’d still have plenty of savings so I’m not worried!

The government eventually said exotic dishes with no French name are allowed as an exception. Looking up menus of Indian places in Montreal shows they have completely Indian names for many of their dishes.

Quebec government, specifically. Other provinces only require government services to be provided in both French and English but private businesses can mostly do what they want. Quebec requires private business to be conducted in French unless the customer requests service in a different language. Any non-French text or speech made to a customer before they request it can be seen as a violation. They can be a little overzealous at times.

You laugh but the Quebec government attempted to fine an Italian restaurant for having the names of their dishes in Italian, many of which have no French name.

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work

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Sometimes she acts like she’s got something to say, but nothing comes out when she moves her lips. It’s just a bunch of gibberish. 😔

I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years. People IRL often do get offended if you tell them you don’t eat meat. I try my best to avoid saying it because it often leads to being lectured about proteins. Everyone suddenly becomes a nutritionist when you explain why you don’t eat meat.

People who complain that Lemmy is full of tankies have never seen the comment section of a meme making fun of landlords. I’m convinced Lemmy is actually full of landlords.