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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

someone haven't studied biology

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ore ha chitin ga daisuki nandayo!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I believe it is "ore wa"

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

[–] [email protected] 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"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you chew your mushrooms?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago

Enoki mushrooms are also called "see you tomorrow mushrooms" for the same reason.

However I always chew my food so I've never noticed it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

So you'll be shittin' chitin?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Great! I’ll add this to the list of reasons why I hate mushrooms.