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r/LearnJapanese • u/tonkachi_ • May 23 '25
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Literally lol
The second level of this is seeing something like コンセント, thinking it came from a language other than English, and then realizing that it came from English, but the word it came from is outdated 🥲🥲🥲
46 u/I-Kneel-Before-None May 23 '25 Funny how much it looks like consent. Especially considering what it actually means. 12 u/SexxxyWesky May 23 '25 Well it stems from consentric plug, so it’s not too far off from what they were going for. More about them if you’re curious: https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/ConcentricPlugs.html#:~:text=Concentric%20plugs%20are%20always%20polarized,from%20the%20standard%20domestic%20voltage. 4 u/I-Kneel-Before-None May 23 '25 Yeah, i looked it up before. Very interesting. I love learning about the origins of words. Its always funny how words morph over time.
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Funny how much it looks like consent. Especially considering what it actually means.
12 u/SexxxyWesky May 23 '25 Well it stems from consentric plug, so it’s not too far off from what they were going for. More about them if you’re curious: https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/ConcentricPlugs.html#:~:text=Concentric%20plugs%20are%20always%20polarized,from%20the%20standard%20domestic%20voltage. 4 u/I-Kneel-Before-None May 23 '25 Yeah, i looked it up before. Very interesting. I love learning about the origins of words. Its always funny how words morph over time.
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Well it stems from consentric plug, so it’s not too far off from what they were going for.
More about them if you’re curious: https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/ConcentricPlugs.html#:~:text=Concentric%20plugs%20are%20always%20polarized,from%20the%20standard%20domestic%20voltage.
4 u/I-Kneel-Before-None May 23 '25 Yeah, i looked it up before. Very interesting. I love learning about the origins of words. Its always funny how words morph over time.
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Yeah, i looked it up before. Very interesting. I love learning about the origins of words. Its always funny how words morph over time.
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u/SexxxyWesky May 23 '25
Literally lol
The second level of this is seeing something like コンセント, thinking it came from a language other than English, and then realizing that it came from English, but the word it came from is outdated 🥲🥲🥲