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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (7 children)
  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    So English is stolen from French? Loanwords are exactly that. As Pugjesus has mentioned, Japanese isn't even from the same language family as Chinese.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago*

    The Sino-Japanese vocabulary page has this very important point:

    It has been estimated that about 60% of the words contained in modern Japanese dictionaries are kango,[1] and that about 18–20% of words used in common speech are kango.[a] The usage of such kango words increases in formal or literary contexts, and in expressions of abstract or complex ideas.[2]

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Sino-Japanese vocabulary

    A sprachbund does not a stolen language make.

    Ramen - origin

    The 'what' isn't about ramen's 'actual' origin, the what is about trying to define a culture as 'stolen' because of shared fucking cuisine.

    Second Sino-Japanese War

    What the ever-loving fuck does that have to do with

    "They were subjugated by the US, before being part of the Axis."

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