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TroublesomeFox t1_j0g4gpy wrote

My russian flatmate once enthusiastically said he couldn't wait to see the sea cats. Turns out he meant sealions 😂

Your learning a whole other language and that's really cool! Don't let anyone make you feel bad about mistakes.

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Serephucus t1_j0g7alf wrote

My Chinese girlfriend does this quite a bit.

Eagle beans = chickpeas

Passionate fruit = passionfruit

Metal cloth = tinfoil

They're always hilarious, and definitely not something to be worried about.

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starfox_priebe t1_j0gkt2w wrote

I lived in a house with a French exchange student who once came home from a house party and proudly told us that he'd "pet an octopus!" He meant opossum.

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