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starlinguk @ starlinguk @lemmy.world
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Multiliguists of Lemmy - When speaking Language A and using a word from Language B how do you decide which pronunciation to use?

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  • Pronounce it properly then give the equivalent in whatever language you're talking in. That's what I do.

    • Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe

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  • Cern was looking for graduates a while back.

    • Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe

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  • 16000 more project proposals this year, but have they increased the pay of those having to approve them? Nope 😭

    • Its all bots, isn't it?

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  • All saying identical things with identical avatars. Google could easily weed them out using AI but instead they use it to ban random channels without explaining why.

    • Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics?

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  • I don't mind the Kallax or Ivar shelves with stuff. It's a cheap way to show what your videos are about.

    • Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics?

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  • I find it obnoxious and distracting.

    • What is something in your house (a piece of furniture, a tool or houseware) that is more than 20 years old?

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  • I have a cupboard and desk from 1776. They're a pain to move because ceilings are too low nowadays.

    Although the oldest thing is an ammonite fossil I found.

    • Can anyone recommend a phone around $100?

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  • Revanced. Why does nobody ever suggest Revanced?

    • Jungle cats reunited at Ark Wildlife Park near Boston

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  • Was this written by a 12 year old?

    • TIL that people with latex allergies are often also allergic to banana, avocado, kiwifruit, and papaya through a phenomenon called latex-fruit syndrome (LFS)

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  • Figs too.

    • Conservative

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  • Liberal world? Hahahahaha!

    • Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates truly free in Europe

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  • Trump wants to sack the Microsoft CEO because of this. Or probably just because she's a woman, actually.

    • There is a limit how much power the pedal assist of an e-Bike is allowed to provide. There is no limit though on how strong the exoskeletton is that you use on a regular bike.

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  • You can go faster, the engine just cuts out. You can zoom down a hill at 35 kph no problem.

    • There is a limit how much power the pedal assist of an e-Bike is allowed to provide. There is no limit though on how strong the exoskeletton is that you use on a regular bike.

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  • Only... the speed limit of an e-bike is lower than the speed a normal bike can go when, for example, the wind is at your back, so that's bollocks.

    • Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, UK defense institute says

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  • This is why China is bankrolling the invasion of Ukraine and Europe.

    • Unbelievable. Our bed for a three day river tour in Borneo to see the orangatans.

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  • They'll be using mosquito spirals, they're really effective.

    • This Plastic Mr. Fantastic

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  • They didn't invent plastic recycling. They are, however, using it as an excuse to make more plastic. The EU had regulations against over packaging (like putting cucumbers in plastic) for a while until plastic recycling became a thing and they went 'meh'.

    • A mototruck. Yogyakarta, Java

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  • Ayup .

    • A mototruck. Yogyakarta, Java

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  • I never figured out what side of the road they officially drive on.

    • What is your personal little luxury you aren't supposed to have?

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  • Exercise. I have post exertional malaise. It basically means I get cell damage from exercise. I went for a hike and I'm regretting it already.