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cassepipe ◴[] No.41839711[source]
Finally I can use one of the random facts that have entered my brain for decades now even though I can't remember where my keys are.

If I remember correctly, "ichigo" means strawberry in japanese. You are welcome.

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SapporoChris ◴[] No.41867411[source]
Sorry, you're wrong. It means 1 5. Just kidding, it is strawberry but it can also be read as one and five. However, it is not fifteen.
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1. TheCraiggers ◴[] No.41869487[source]
> it can also be read as one and five. However, it is not fifteen.

Can you help me wrap my brain around this? Does it mean six? I'm struggling to understand how a word can mean two numbers and how this would actually be used in a conversation.

Thanks. I'm curious and trying to search for this to understand just returns anime.

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2. BugsJustFindMe ◴[] No.41869564[source]
> I'm struggling to understand how a word can mean two numbers

Ichi is the word for 1. Go is the word for 5.

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3. TheCraiggers ◴[] No.41869790[source]
/smacks forehead.

Can't believe I fell for that.

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5. gardenmud ◴[] No.41875735{3}[source]
I mean, it wasn't really a trick.

It's truly the exact same as someone saying "onefive can be read as (one five), but it's not (fifteen)" - to a non-English speaker I mean - I don't read 'prank' in that statement