TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDon Piano@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoAs far as I know, they used to be the same word, because gay men were said to be warm. See also “warme Brueder”
As far as I know, they used to be the same word, because gay men were said to be warm. See also “warme Brueder”