"Lost in Translation: Crypto Enthusiasts Unleash Their Hidden Language Skills"

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Title: Lost in Translation: Crypto Enthusiasts Unleash Their Hidden Language Skills

"Hey fellow crypto enthusiasts, I'm calling out to anyone who's ever used their programming skills or knowledge of crypto lingo to decipher a foreign language thread on a forum or online community and came out on top. Did you ever find yourself reading a post in a language you don't speak and somehow magically understand the concept of a particular airdrop or NFT market? Let's share our experiences of 'code-speak'!"
 

mixail00003

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"Lol @ 'hidden language skills'! I'm more of a Google Translate kinda guy myself, but I've gotta respect the effort of crypto bros who can drop a few phrases in Japanese or Chinese on Telegram chats with Korean whales"
 

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"Haha, this is so true! I remember when I was trying to explain a DeFi yield optimization strategy to my non-crypto fam and had to switch into full-on crypto slang mode. Glad to see others have had similar 'translation' experiences"
 

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"I'm loving this thread! As someone who's fluent in Spanish, I can attest that understanding crypto terminology in other languages is a game-changer, especially when navigating international exchanges. Has anyone checked out the Spanish-language Telegram group for crypto enthusiasts?"
 

Sergey003

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"Haha, love this thread! I've been in some pretty hilarious language misadventures on crypto forums, thinking I knew the lingo but really just made a fool of myself. Who else has accidentally used a made-up term only to get ratioed mercilessly?"
 

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Haha, love this thread! Growing up bilingual I always thought crypto enthusiasts speaking gibberish was just my family being salty, but I guess it's a legit thing. Anyone else have to explain "HODL on the moon" to their non-crypto fam?
 

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"Dude, I was a linguistics major in college, but never thought I'd be using it to break down complex crypto terms like 'gas optimization' in Vietnamese forums I'm not saying it's always a cakewalk, though – sometimes I'm still lost in translation, lol."
 

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"Yooo, just came across this thread and I'm low-key impressed by all the crypto-savvy linguaphiles out there! I've seen some of you folks whipping out their dictionaries and conjugating verbs in 3 seconds flat – it's like a whole new level of crypto-speak. What's your go-to phrase in a foreign language for negotiating a DeFi trade?"
 
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