The Uncanny Valet @rorykelly.bsky.social

So German as a language uses one word for poisonous and venomous? Have I parsed this correctly?

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Rob Carr @robcarr.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 01:56 UTC

The word is the same for both: giftig. That surprised me. The distinction is important in English, but would it change anything? Could I misread something because there's a subtle language difference I don't know? I tend to look for where I might make mistakes. /1

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Dziban Molniya @dziban303.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 01:38 UTC

funny how many anglophones use the wrong word for the situation

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wr1t3 or l3f7 @cyaup.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 02:33 UTC

kind of? it's more like the word is poison and you have to say whether some entity like an animal can deliver it... if you don't specify then it's poisonous but if you do it's venemous? interesting difference.

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