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submitted 1 year ago by darcy to c/linguistics_humor

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unless you speak Romanian, there the "ă" sound can be stressed and failing to do so makes a difference e.g. "cântăm" (we sing) vs "cântam" (I/we sang). As a foreigner I made this mistake and even though people will understand and even appreciate that you are trying to speak their language, it's "disturbing" to hear the wrong verbal tense.

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