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Help[Opinions] Re: Semen
in reply to a message by ciara23
English is a world language. Unless the parents could guarantee that their son would never learn English or meet English-speaking people, Semen would be a desperately unfortunate choice. Semyon is better, but still has potential ...
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No one would be called Semen, though, would they? They'd be Семен.
The way to make a Семен - semen joke in Ukrainian is quite a journey: take full name (most Ukrainians go by nicknames most of the time) -> transliterate -> the spelling coincides with an English word -> translate that to Ukrainian -> profit? I'm sure it happens but it's not exactly prime teasing material - the joke just doesn't land very well.
The way to make a Семен - semen joke in Ukrainian is quite a journey: take full name (most Ukrainians go by nicknames most of the time) -> transliterate -> the spelling coincides with an English word -> translate that to Ukrainian -> profit? I'm sure it happens but it's not exactly prime teasing material - the joke just doesn't land very well.
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