Things that are not distinguished in the German language: poison vs venom ape vs monkey turtle vs tortoise sky vs heaven dragon vs kite
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Replying to @fMRI_guy
I think I finally found another one: luck vs happiness!
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Replying to @annemscheel @fMRI_guy
in Greek: arm vs hand leg vs foot toe vs finger
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also: cushion vs pillow
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But what's the real difference between those anyway? German has some words referring to both, no real distinction though.
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Replying to @annemscheel @fMRI_guy
Pretty huge. Goolge images can explain it better than me. One is for couhes the other is for sleeping on.
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Ok, fair enough. Was too focused on shape&features and not usage. In that case it's similar in German though our word >
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> for pillow is probably used more liberally.
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Sme aspects of Greek I like: how words change meaning dramatically whn change gender. Altho generally prefer English.
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