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  • Russian does, because the rising intonation is the only thing that differentiates a statement from a question in many cases. Eg “You a good driver.” Vs “You a good driver?” Both are grammatically correct, and only the intonation makes it a question.

    Vietnamese doesn’t really rise at the end of the question unless that’s the way the last word is anyway. Some questions end with a low sound. Some questions are evident by a small word cluster (sounds like “Fai La”) after the subject but before the object that basically mean “this is a question and not a statement.” Or “I’m asking not telling”










  • Agent641@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldDon’t ever hand your phone to the cops
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    8 days ago

    “what’s a phone?”

    “I don’t know why my fingerprint isn’t working” (biometrics are disabled)

    “I don’t remember my passcode” (it’s a pattern input field)

    “The guy at the phone place changed it for me”

    “It’s never really worked right.”

    “There’s no Google on it tho.” (What does this even mean?)

    “Who do you need to call anyway?”

    “Can’t you just use your own phone?”

    Just act like the dumbest creature on earth.