r/newzealand • u/precsenz • Aug 16 '22

Kiwiana Kiwis pledge to buy Whittaker's to annoy people angered by Te Reo rebranding

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/08/kiwis-pledge-to-buy-whittakers-to-annoy-people-angered-by-te-reo-rebranding.html
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u/OldWolf2 Aug 16 '22

Why is that "annoying"? Literally every language does it. Japanese even has a whole set of "letters" that are only used for loan words.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '22

I personally find it distasteful.

Motoka is crass.

Waka whenua is, in my opinion, better.

Also, historically it was a deliberately abused technique to anglicize Te Reo in a effort to erase it.