Biggest Moment of 2018: Realizing that pierogi is the plural form (not 'pierogies') and the singular form is pierog. Six years in a Slavic country to figure that one out.
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Replying to @cynthj @KresySiberia
Another good one is “chipy” and “chipsy.” (In Polish, at least.)
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Replying to @mwichary @KresySiberia
Ooh. Is this the same word with chipSy as the plural or different words?
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Replying to @cynthj @KresySiberia
Hilariously: chip (singular) or chipy (plural) = computer chip(s) chips (singular) or chipsy (plural) = potato chip(s)
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It might be my favourite example of languages being messy and words travelling around in the most weird ways.
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