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[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here's a Tom Scott video that explains why that doesn't work in English: https://youtu.be/CkZyZFa5qO0?si=TqDXKLcbMF_qfofG

[–] thomas@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As he said, it doesn't work in English ... until enough people does it that it becomes acceptable.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] null 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] odium@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Any living language. Don't tell France though.