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No I mean how do you never come across "transliteration", is that really such an unusual word?
by floren 10mo ago
No I mean how do you never come across "transliteration", is that really such an unusual word?
- Avicebron 10mo agoI don't think so, but I grew up before cell phones and AI so I had to learn how to read. I'll leave the explanation for the rest who skip over the guillemet at the beginning like I did.
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- jamilton 10mo agoYeah, I think it's an uncommon word. It's not a concept that would come up for most American English speakers, unless you're in a community that uses a language with another writing system (I think I first encountered it in a synagogue with Hebrew) or you're learning such a language. I think I've maybe occasionally seen "translit." in text used to mark that the following is transliterated, but I could see that being easily glossed over.
- andoando 10mo agoI only know it because Im bilingual
- bigstrat2003 10mo agoNot imo. It's a word that I would expect any adult who finished college to have seen before.