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List of calques (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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[–] buycurious 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

TIL a lot of phrases used in English are calques, like “long time, no see.”

Thanks for sharing!

[–] RegalPotoo 3 points 3 weeks ago

As pointed out in a Tom Scott video, "claque" itself is a loan word, but "loan word" is a claque