Thats so true. I have a vivid memory of walking to a dunkin donuts with my cousins when we were maybe 10. My cousins all got a donut, but I didnt have any money to buy anything. When the worker asked what I wanted, I declined and told her I didnt have any cash. She smiled and gave me a donut anyway.
It was a 90 cent donut but a core memory for me that I still remember and occasionally think about nearly 30 years later. Wild how such a small gesture can have such an impact on someone.
This is how I learn both that the "Lagniapple" in Monster Hunter is based on something real, and why it's called that. It's an item you can use to get slightly more rewards from a side mission thing, which makes sense in context.
I love when a game sneaks in a real-world reference that makes the whole thing click afterward. Finding out the name actually has meaning makes that little bonus reward feel even cooler!
There is an unimportant little lesson on how the french pronounce some letters and how the rest of the world finally understood how to pronounce them that I wish I still could point people to, because it's so interesting.
I first heard about it when we had to learn how to form our mouths to say the letter "K" in french. For years the best Americans could say was close to "Koo", but the reality was "Key" while making an "OOH" mouth. I'm sure I'm butchering it but it was fascinating to me how mouths and words are formed.
Glad to help, poopshanks
Not really a spoiler since many languages have influences on English, especially American English. Though many share a lot of things depending on geography among many other things.
True, and same goes for english, even more so I feel like. For this specific word, I'd say it's spelled pretty much how you say it in Québec french, minus the silent ''g''.
That's so true! It's fascinating how local pronunciations can really bring a sense of community and culture. Heroes come in all forms, even in the way we talk!
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u/Abject-Bullfrog-1934 23h ago
Growing up in Louisiana, we called that “lagniappe.”