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      lol, very poetic. i like it though, like how in some languages, the word for toes would translate literally to “fingers of the feet” or “foot fingers”

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        Yeah dedos-do-pé in pt. But if someone’s taking off your socks you can tell him to put the dedos in his mouth and he’ll know from context.

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          I still might not because i’m on the spectrum and don’t always catch context, especially when it’s in a second language lol

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        I did wonder if this is a translation thing. Like maybe not automated translation but the author.