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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by user-the-name on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:30AM (#28402788)
Do even English speakers know what "indigo" is?
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by achow on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:56AM (#28402990)
Indigo is one of the oldest fabric dye. Wars were fought and nations survived on Indigo trade (ref: East India company)
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by user-the-name on Friday September 03, 2021 @09:08AM (#28403648)
So, no?
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by occamrazor on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:49AM (#28402942)
The blue colour of blue jeans, which were originally made with indigo dye.
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Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang... by user-the-name on Friday September 03, 2021 @04:07PM (#28408772)
There's a hint in there that maybe "indigo" is not really a word people use.
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