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   Deniz Opal (selzero@syzito.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 04:17:48 JST Deniz Opal

   I can't speak Ukranian, but I have learned if I act like I understand, then when they finish speaking I have a confused face and I ask "Scho?" They explain some more and the conversation can continue. I can sometimes keep this going for up to 7 Schos.

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     Tuchowski (adipoeserpursch@troet.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 10:27:15 JST Tuchowski

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     @selzero "Scho?" is a word in Swiss-german, too. It means some kind of being astonished about something that was said. Like "really?".

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     xirah (frauxirah@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 10:29:18 JST xirah

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     • sahqon

     @sahqon @adipoeserPursch @selzero Let me "well, actually" for once. 😁 It's pronounced shch in English (schtsch in German).

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     sahqon (sahqon@beige.party)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 10:29:20 JST sahqon

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     • Tuchowski

     @adipoeserPursch @selzero In Slovak it means "what?" in exactly that rude way.

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     wraptile (wraptile@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 12:41:09 JST wraptile

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     @selzero you're just saying "what?" which would work just the same in English and is kinda rude btw.

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     Deniz Opal (selzero@syzito.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2026 12:41:09 JST Deniz Opal

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     • wraptile

     @wraptile it's a feature not a bug.