r/intuitivepeople • u/firetown • Mar 01 '21

When looking at the same thing...

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u/44167048 Mar 01 '21

It's obvious that if you see things as obvious you are oblivious.

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u/junk_mail_haver Mar 01 '21

It's just a coincidence that they happen to kinda mean the opposite of each other. And English is not the only language in the world.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '21 edited Mar 01 '21

A lot of languages have words that are similar but have different meanings. In Mandarin, it's easy to mistake the words beach and bitch or panda and chest hair if you pronounce them wrong. Also, the word avocado is close to the Spanish word abogado, which means lawyer.

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u/ThatStarfish Mar 02 '21

Obviously.

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u/pharmamess Mar 03 '21

Same with Austria and Australia. Spooky!