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by angilr 477 days ago
I'm Vietnamese, I can help translate the messages on them
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So can google translate app or apple’s equivalent
Hah! But then you get a comment thread like this[1] from people breaking down the etymology of words and why you, as a non-native speaker, should stick to English.

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[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073231

Yes. I detest orientalism and the fetishisation of Japan in software development space. Thinly veiled racism.
And yet you are saying it's better to google translate than having a fun chat with the local.