• drugo@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    The billion figure is including non-native speakers who mostly don’t learn rhymes. Also, a billion minus 1/3 is 700,000? Let’s put it this way. If I posted about a rhyme in French, would it make sense to say “Oh, really you don’t know this saying? Where are you from?” Any place that doesn’t speak french is the answer.

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      1 year ago

      Well maybe he wanted to know if this was a thing in for example the UK, NZ, Australia, South Africa, India, etc. That’s a valid question. Also, maybe give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he meant 700,000,000.

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      1 year ago

      Well maybe he wanted to know if this was a thing in for example the UK, NZ, Australia, South Africa, India, etc. That’s a valid question. Also, maybe give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he meant 700,000,000.