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The two written languages are, to a small degree, mutually intelligible. But it's like translating by converting a sentence to a bunch of on-topic words in no p
by ddevault 7y ago
The two written languages are, to a small degree, mutually intelligible. But it's like translating by converting a sentence to a bunch of on-topic words in no particular order which convey ideas from the original, often including a few wrong ideas that leak from anachronisms.
Example: "I went on a hike and saw a 'mountain dark fly alive thing' yesterday!" probably means an owl or something.
- StavrosK 7y agoAh, I see, thank you.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoIt was explained to me by a Japanese literature teacher this is why Asian people so readily took to and love emojis. Not because they’re cute but because they’re are semi-reflective of how they’re used to reading. Edit: HN won’t let me paste emoji examples :( they were pretty good I thought.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> 'mountain dark fly alive thing' 山暗飞生物? I'd be pretty shocked at a word for an indigenous species (like "owl") that was more than two characters.
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- ddevault 7y agoThe example was not meant to be taken literally.
- zhte415 7y agoOwl is cat-head-eagle 猫头鹰(Mandarin). :)