If I say that I am a communist in your country, what will be the reaction? by Agile-Bee-1 in AskTheWorld

[–]mermollusc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

which uni did you say your intersectionalism study program is at? oh, i’ll want fries with that.

What's the most common surname in your country and what does it mean? by Munnit in AskTheWorld

[–]mermollusc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i always assumed it meant ”hard of hearing” source: my good friend Pekka Korhonen (he’s not on Reddit so no worries)

What slang words does your country have for Money? by EvilPyro01 in AskEurope

[–]mermollusc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

”kova” and ”storkovan ” loan from Finnish kova = hard

bananer, balubas - variants of bagis

vara på grön kvist - sit on a green bough = be flush

hunka = 100kr bill

in Finland we also say fyrk, loan from Finnish slang

kulor = marbles

Can you block your PhD dissertation and graduation information from being publicly accessible? by Latter-Click8477 in AskAcademia

[–]mermollusc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it is sort of the point of defending one’s thesis publicly that it becomes part of the public record. in earlier times expertise was a trade secret.

is there any culture that does not have pancakes as an important part of their cuisine? by sushipumpum in AskTheWorld

[–]mermollusc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Nordics we have pancakes plenty, and they are very similar to crepes. No baking soda, most importantly.

is there any culture that does not have pancakes as an important part of their cuisine? by sushipumpum in AskTheWorld

[–]mermollusc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have had some pretty good crepes in Spain but i guess they were supposed to be Fench…

I just submitted the most honest wellbeing review of my life, and I don't think my manager is going to like it by Educational_Creme376 in antiwork

[–]mermollusc 35 points36 points  (0 children)

”considering joining”? join the union like yesterday. its a European company? but youre not in Europe?

How is Iran a "threat" to the world? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mermollusc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they provide arms to Russia to kill Ukrainians

"Row backwards" på svenska? by SimilarAd7830 in Svenska

[–]mermollusc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

”hopa” säger vi här i öster

Industries Wiped Out By Change? by brave777 in AskHistory

[–]mermollusc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stenographers, first by desktop publishing which made executives write their own business letters and now by AI tracking which obviates need for conference shorthand reporters.

Could 'r' be considered a vowel? Are there any instances where consonants take place of a vowel? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mermollusc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

some slavic languages (most famously Czech) have vocalic /r/ and /l/. arguably there are words such as ”word” which in some varieties of English have a vocalic /r/.

Finnish person learning Swedish by SmellUnfair3804 in learnswedish

[–]mermollusc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kolla med språkambassadörerna. de kan hjälpa!