▲ 0 ▼ Special Friends (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by cuerdo@lemmy.world to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments Do your research
[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] -1 points 2 months ago* (8 children) wtf is going on here??? why all the negative votes? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] zelahdieliekeis@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) Daleks circling in front of meme EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Mchepuko means "detour" in Swahili, but it's also slang for a side chick Diversión means "fun" in Spanish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yea, no idea why you chose these faces. The English one makes no sense - it clearly means detour, using a French form that we just don't commonly use in English, not that diversion doesn't make sense for a road sign. We divert rivers and streams, so diverting a travel path is an obvious alternate use, in a place where English clearly isn't a primary language Basically, it's not funny, it's not even interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] future_trunks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago We use diversion on roadsigns in England all the time permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skua@kbin.earth 8 points 2 months ago (3 children) I think it's the combination of the rage comic faces, and also that very few people here will understand all three of English, Spanish, and Swahili enough to get it without explanation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children) yeah, that would explain the lack of positive votes, but this animadversion is brutal, I posted the same in reddit and it is killing it, then we talked about the toxic community or reddit, I am very unpleasantly surprised. Lemmy has always been so far much more community like and supportive. Big disappointment in a sub that gets one post per day. https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1vreukq/special_friends/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) The communities have the same topic, but they can still have different senses of humour. I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's okay if a post isn't popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 months ago* I am ok with no response, but this many negative votes is shouting toxic to me. This is maybe why it is dead in here. General forum is fine, but if you go specific it becomes a beehive. Anyhow, peace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zelahdieliekeis@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) Daleks circling in front of meme EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Mchepuko means "detour" in Swahili, but it's also slang for a side chick Diversión means "fun" in Spanish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yea, no idea why you chose these faces. The English one makes no sense - it clearly means detour, using a French form that we just don't commonly use in English, not that diversion doesn't make sense for a road sign. We divert rivers and streams, so diverting a travel path is an obvious alternate use, in a place where English clearly isn't a primary language Basically, it's not funny, it's not even interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] future_trunks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago We use diversion on roadsigns in England all the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Mchepuko means "detour" in Swahili, but it's also slang for a side chick Diversión means "fun" in Spanish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yea, no idea why you chose these faces. The English one makes no sense - it clearly means detour, using a French form that we just don't commonly use in English, not that diversion doesn't make sense for a road sign. We divert rivers and streams, so diverting a travel path is an obvious alternate use, in a place where English clearly isn't a primary language Basically, it's not funny, it's not even interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] future_trunks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago We use diversion on roadsigns in England all the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yea, no idea why you chose these faces. The English one makes no sense - it clearly means detour, using a French form that we just don't commonly use in English, not that diversion doesn't make sense for a road sign. We divert rivers and streams, so diverting a travel path is an obvious alternate use, in a place where English clearly isn't a primary language Basically, it's not funny, it's not even interesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] future_trunks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago We use diversion on roadsigns in England all the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] future_trunks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago We use diversion on roadsigns in England all the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 8 points 2 months ago (3 children) I think it's the combination of the rage comic faces, and also that very few people here will understand all three of English, Spanish, and Swahili enough to get it without explanation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children) yeah, that would explain the lack of positive votes, but this animadversion is brutal, I posted the same in reddit and it is killing it, then we talked about the toxic community or reddit, I am very unpleasantly surprised. Lemmy has always been so far much more community like and supportive. Big disappointment in a sub that gets one post per day. https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1vreukq/special_friends/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) The communities have the same topic, but they can still have different senses of humour. I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's okay if a post isn't popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 months ago* I am ok with no response, but this many negative votes is shouting toxic to me. This is maybe why it is dead in here. General forum is fine, but if you go specific it becomes a beehive. Anyhow, peace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children) yeah, that would explain the lack of positive votes, but this animadversion is brutal, I posted the same in reddit and it is killing it, then we talked about the toxic community or reddit, I am very unpleasantly surprised. Lemmy has always been so far much more community like and supportive. Big disappointment in a sub that gets one post per day. https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1vreukq/special_friends/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) The communities have the same topic, but they can still have different senses of humour. I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's okay if a post isn't popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 months ago* I am ok with no response, but this many negative votes is shouting toxic to me. This is maybe why it is dead in here. General forum is fine, but if you go specific it becomes a beehive. Anyhow, peace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) The communities have the same topic, but they can still have different senses of humour. I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's okay if a post isn't popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 months ago* I am ok with no response, but this many negative votes is shouting toxic to me. This is maybe why it is dead in here. General forum is fine, but if you go specific it becomes a beehive. Anyhow, peace. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 months ago* I am ok with no response, but this many negative votes is shouting toxic to me. This is maybe why it is dead in here. General forum is fine, but if you go specific it becomes a beehive. Anyhow, peace. permalink fedilink source parent
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