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0 pointsrichie_adler2y ago0 comments

"Xerring"? Not "xeroxing"?

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antender2y ago· 2 in thread

Yep, in Russian xerring (ксерить) sounds way better because "ox" part is rarely used in native words.

Polish does the same thing, ksero for the machine, kserować for the verb (wać is a somewhat common verb ending for the infinitive).

TIL. Thanks!

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