• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    … Are you aware that ‘loli’, pronounced the same as ‘lollie’… is art (usually drawn) that depicts sexualized or nude children, and … fans of, or viewers of loli… are called lolis?

    I am reasonably confident this is widespread internet terminology across the entire English speaking internet at this point, but you being Australian and… possibly not being aware of this… makes me question that assumption somewhat.

    That or perhaps you’re older than me?

    … Uh, anyway, in America we have ‘fries’ or ‘french fries’, but seemingly every other English speaking country calls them ‘chips’.

    Which is confusing to the hungry, overweight, American brain, because what we call chips, ya’ll tend to call ‘crisps’.

    But at the same time, we can’t even agree on whether or not a sugary, carbonated beverage is called soda, pop, or just coke, used to refer to all soft drinks, not just coca cola.

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      1. This is bizarrely off-topic.

      2. That is not how “loli” is pronounced–it’s short for “Lolita”, with a long “O” sound.