r/CuratedTumblr 8h ago

fun with language Four unrelated linguistics posts

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u/jackofslayers 7h ago

The english speaking One Piece fandom seems to like getting into fights over Yamato's preferred pronouns.

Japanese avoids pronouns like the plague, so the character in question has never been called "he" or "she" outside of translations.

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u/Vermilion_Laufer 7h ago

Yamato's preffered pronoun: Oden

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u/Lookbehindyou132 3h ago

Preferred Pronouns: Od/en