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"The photograph is an image". Sounds weird, but "The photograph is an illustration" is also weird, the more I think about it.

Japanese imported English words use them weirdly like the expression above. Is this how the French feel about their words used in English?

Henriette Pilkes 🌻🍀🦋
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@anianimalsmoe maybe the essence is that the the photograph is an impression & japanese use the word 'image' with the connotation imagination? It is very interesting how language and culture are connected. And the way this makes translations and foreign words weird

Henriette Pilkes 🌻🍀🦋
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@anianimalsmoe my Japanese is at beginner level so I don't recognize the kanji sign that you use. I enjoy to read your interesting insights though 🙂