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[–] 1 point 4 months ago

Think of the language like units in a math problem.

“East” (English) is more literally “East”

Than “Leste”( Portuguese), even if it translates to the same

If you make an analogy with temperature:

  • 212°F is more literally “212” than 100C even if they are both the boiling point of water
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