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> don't even get me started on people naming their projects random Japanese words

But words help us learn. How many times do you notice a connection between some word from your childhood and an adult concept or place? And they're not random, people choose things because of many hidden reasons, but random is rarely the case.

Many of us love the story behind a word - as shown by many of the comments here reflecting on the cultural history behind our tool names.





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