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minus-squareMika@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoThey actually the same size, it’s just latin alphabet is stupid and doesn’t have a letter for sound SH.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoLong is actually longer, imo. Say them out loud and see which takes longer. It’s more like [lo:ng] than [long] like [bong]
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoŠort Anyway, short in Estonian is “lühike” and long is “pikk” so we have the same issue
minus-squarepositiveWHAT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoHahaha, “pikk” means penis in norwegian
minus-squareLOLseas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days ago“Pik” in Dutch is also penis.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoAnd the word you use for salmon in Norwegian means “spank” (noun not verb) in Estonian Also I’m craving some røkt laks right now, could you mail me some?
minus-squareLittleBorat3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoPikk even sounds small, just like words have a certain phonetic sound.
minus-squarehOrni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoPoland chiming in. “Długi” and “Krótki”. Same problem.
minus-squareNovaSel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 days agoDoesn’t the same apply for “ng”? That seems like it could be one letter.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoYeah, but ng could easily be one letter, it’s just not in English.
They actually the same size, it’s just latin alphabet is stupid and doesn’t have a letter for sound SH.
Long is actually longer, imo.
Say them out loud and see which takes longer.
It’s more like [lo:ng] than [long] like [bong]
Šort
Anyway, short in Estonian is “lühike” and long is “pikk” so we have the same issue
Hahaha, “pikk” means penis in norwegian
“Pik” in Dutch is also penis.
And the word you use for salmon in Norwegian means “spank” (noun not verb) in Estonian
Also I’m craving some røkt laks right now, could you mail me some?
Pikk even sounds small, just like words have a certain phonetic sound.
Poland chiming in. “Długi” and “Krótki”. Same problem.
Doesn’t the same apply for “ng”? That seems like it could be one letter.
Yeah, but ng could easily be one letter, it’s just not in English.