Context: Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Ponte y Palacios Blanco also known as Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary figure and namesake for the country of Bolivia.

The Victorian Era is named after Queen Victoria and her depressing clothing choices.

Caesar Salad is named after a Mexican Italian chef, Caesar Cardini. Who is well known for overseeing the Roman Republics collapse into an empire.

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[–] 3 points 9 hours ago

I know English does this a decent bit but it always makes me smile when I hear a Japanese person speaking Japanese and then just randomly hitting you with a borrowed English word but with a Japanese accent

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