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Comment author: oconnor663 01 May 2015 10:19:32PM 0 points [-]

The Japanese until fairly recently used the word blue to refer both blue and green. The green light on stoplights is still called blue by convention. I've heard stories from people who get confused when their own grandparents talk about colors.