Hey guys, I made this last week as a two-evening side project. Happy to see it posted here, thanks randall! I know the word lists aren't complete. This was the best I could do given the time constraint, the fact that I don't actually speak 19 languages... And also, after two evenings of googling dirty words, I started feeling like I'm about to acquire Tourette's in some unknown language ;) I'll update the database wi…
WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
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Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#82Do not trust yet - list is not complete. Some known Polish bad words are not there.
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#86Solid. http://i.imgur.com/tnjNMs1.png
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's the same with MR2 in french sounds like "shit",Toyota changed the name of a car to MR in France and Belgium.
Emm Are Two == Merde?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emmerder
A bit of trivia, there's a radio that is called NRJ which sounds like 'énergie' when you say it (in French)
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#88Hey guys, I made this last week as a two-evening side project. Happy to see it posted here, thanks randall! I know the word lists aren't complete. This was the best I could do given the time constraint, the fact that I don't actually speak 19 languages... And also, after two evenings of googling dirty words, I started feeling like I'm about to acquire Tourette's in some unknown language ;) I'll update the database wi…
I'm so proud of you http://i.imgur.com/bMQK9vU.png
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#89"bite" is safe according to this tool. Any french speaker does a double take when they see that word though, especially in certain sentences. For reference: https://askafrenchguy.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/petite-bites-... Edit: Yes, I have submitted it to the database, it should get vetted eventually. A crowdsourced process for the vetting could be fun too!
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#90“hell”
English: heck
Direct match at start or end, potentially serious issue! 335 million native speakers, about 1.5 billion speakers in total."
Isn't that overdoing it a little?