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Does this count as memes

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[–] Auster@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tall stands for 12oz? Interesting. English "tall" sounds like the Norwegian and Swedish number 12, written "Tolv" (with silent "v").

[–] hakase@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is coincidence - the two are unrelated. "Tolv" is cognate with English "twelve", and English "tall" is cognate with Swedish tal, Bokmål "tall"