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I am easy to amuse (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

Because it sounds like English words which is "cool"