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by richie_adler 901 days ago
"Xerring"? Not "xeroxing"?
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antender 901 days ago
Yep, in Russian xerring (ксерить) sounds way better because "ox" part is rarely used in native words.
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miki123211 901 days ago
Polish does the same thing, ksero for the machine, kserować for the verb (wać is a somewhat common verb ending for the infinitive).
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richie_adler 901 days ago
TIL. Thanks!
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