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Welsh or C standard library function? (feddit.org)
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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 34 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/mbsrtowcs.3.html

https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/strxfrm.3.html

https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/wcstold.3p.html

https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/wcscoll.3p.html

wcsoll in the picture, that's a error, unless it's Welsh.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

according to Google translate:

rhowch: give

cwtch: hug

mwyn: ore

wmffre: Humphrey

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 7 points 6 hours ago

The trick is that 'w' represents an actual double-U vowel sound in Welsh. Not remotely surprised that's what was picked up