Well also English speakers get used to using Latin/Greek vs Germanic roots for a high/low distinction and other languages don'thttps://twitter.com/pookleblinky/status/844659254376173569 …
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Though I've always loved that the words for "cat" and "dog" are the sounds they make (at least in Cantonese).
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English speakers think it's messed up other languages don't distinguish "cow" vs "beef" but it's actually fucked up that we do
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Also interesting which animals we care enough to make that distinction for (we're ok with eating "chicken" rather than "pullet")
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there's an interesting connection between moving and soul ("anima" in Latin)
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Also: Korean/Japanese have English's high/low distinction, but w/ Chinese vs. Latinate roots, e.g. animal = Korean of 動物.
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(Which I find absolutely fascinating.)
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