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I heard nega (as in negative), not niga (as in shenanigan), are my ears off?



If you grew up speaking mandarin, you would likely hear it yet a different way.


right, but I'm just approaching it as a native english speaker born and raised in the US would hear the word. I wouldn't think it has anything to do with the N word.

As opposed to the those who think a synonym for miserly has something to do with it (they are wrong of course, but at least that sounds very similiar to the american english turned ear)




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