@vrandecic@mas.to2025-09-25 08:44:30
Mixing languages can be confusing
#linguistics #languages #language
@vrandecic@mas.to2025-09-25 08:44:30
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2025-09-22 17:48:57
The eternal fight between V and W, when transliterating Sanskrit व in English. (Also applies to other Indic languages.)
E.g., वर्ष ("year") is often written "varsha"; not "warsha" though w is the closest sound to व.
#languages #writing #transliteration #Sanskrit #English