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Spoken exactly the same way, almost exactly opposite meanings.

Read the word "choir" and "noir". Spelled exactly the same with "-oir" ending, pronounced completely different. ๐Ÿฅด

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Eating Chipotle with Aristotle

[โ€“] chaotic_disorganizer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Almost like English isn't actually a language, but three languages in a trenchcoat.

[โ€“] anna@retrofed.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Every language has been influenced by others. English monolinguals just really like to think theirs is special.

[โ€“] almpeter@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago
[โ€“] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

In german there are some words that mean exact the opposite despite being written exactly the same. "Umfahren" means drive around somthing and also right into it.

[โ€“] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

whats opposite of a metal thingy that holds incense?