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[–] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 40 points 7 months ago (2 children)

TIL chitin is not just a made up Morrowind word and actually makes sense as armor padding.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 47 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea mushrooms had it, but it's what insect carapaces are made of.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 7 months ago

someone haven't studied biology

[–] ApfelstrudelWAKASAGI@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ore ha chitin ga daisuki nandayo!

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I believe it is "ore wa"

Yes, I used to be a degenerate too...

[–] ApfelstrudelWAKASAGI@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Japanese は is pronounced "wa" when used as the topic particle (as it is in the example), but still written "ha"

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Wouldn't the transliteration defer to the phonetic rendering, though?