Comparative linguistics scholarship: 2 ideas worth knowing

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Japanese has a word for 'part-time job' borrowed from the German word for 'work'
Languages constantly borrow words from each other, usually without translating them: Japanese 'arubaito' comes from German 'Arbeit', English 'kindergarten' and 'sushi' stayed forei…
— Comparative linguistics scholarship, Loanword
Spanish 'embarazada' doesn't mean embarrassed, and that gap has a name
Words that look or sound alike across languages but mean different things are called false friends, and they're a classic trap for learners and translators. 'Embarazada' means preg…
— Comparative linguistics scholarship, False friend

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