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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 11/7/2023 (self.newzealand)
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Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

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[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't offended! Just thought I'd mention my thoughts on it.

While the Māori alphabet has less letters, it's pretty common in any language to just say words in their original language when it makes sense. For example, while most languages will have a term for New Zealand, when someone speaks e.g. French, they will probably just say "Auckland" when talking about Auckland.

I hope I haven't come across like I'm lecturing. I'm by no means an expert, my comments are intended as discussion points not as the final word on the matter.

[–] room_raccoon@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wholeheartedly agree! Thanks for starting these threads! They should be lots of fun. Of course you didn't come across as lecturing.