: Trinker (trinker) wrote in linguaphiles,
2010-12-09 02:25:00

Trinker
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linguaphiles
2010-12-09 02:25:00

Hiding in plain sight

In English, it's a common ruse for parents to spell out words they don't want their pre-literate children to understand: "Hey, were you planning on taking the K-I-D-S to the P-A-R-K tomorrow?"

I got asked what Japanese parents do, and I had no idea. In fact, I have no idea whether this practice is common in any other language.

What say you, linguaphiles?

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. The Mexican band Maná have a lead singer whose full name is apparently José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra. He's normally known as Fher Olvera. My…
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We're having a Brazilian Portuguese teacher come round to do some little lessons/play sessions with our daughter, and the other week she taught her…
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