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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by matt_the_bass on Sunday February 02, 2020 @09:41AM (#22217100)
Yes but “descendre” and “monter” can mean other things in other contexts. So I feel the redundancy is from poor translation.
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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by shean_massey on Sunday February 02, 2020 @05:40PM (#22219981)
Exactly! Translation is tricky business.
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