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Speakers of non-English languages, what common mistakes do native speakers make that drive you crazy? (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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For example, English speakers commonly mix up your/you're or there/their/they're. I'm curious about similar mistakes in other languages.

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[โ€“] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wait, the resemblance thing is also used in other languages: "spitting image" in English, for example, and "copia sputata" in Italian. I'm actually wondering for the first time where it comes from, so maybe there's a reason for the Portuguese saying to be related to spit

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    From a quick search that didn't provide anything really insightful, it seems that at least in Italian the term has been used since the XIV century, so it's not photocopy related

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