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[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 day ago

It's a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on.
Japanese and Korean come to mind.

[-] this@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh absolutely!
They just had no ananas exposure beyond that from the Americans.

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