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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Like how the German word for oxygen ("Sauerstoff", i.e. "sour stuff") sounds silly to us even though it's the same as "oxygen"
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"Oxygen" is just "sour stuff" in Greek (or "source of sourness"), bc oxygen gas was discovered through studying acids
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I'm reminded of someone saying Chinese culture was brutal to animals and you can tell bc the word for "animal" is just "thing that moves"
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And I'm like... ok, what do you think "animal" actually means (think "animation")
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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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Is this the result of the power of the beef industry? What caused this?
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