Today I learned that an obsolete meaning of the word “fren” means stranger (contraction of old English word for foreigner). Wow
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kinda obvious comment but I'm not sure everyone who knows/uses fren is aware of the origin
I think the origin of the word friend is actually different but even back then they sounded kinda similar. Anyway I’m glad we have come full circle completely by accident.
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oh they absolutely are different words with different etymological roots, i meant that it's a funny semantic coincidence that "friend" being turned to "fren" (spelt and probably spoken like the word that used to me mean 'foreigner' you mentioned) because of...
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how a foreign language (japanese) reads and pronounces 'friend' lmao
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