The invention of English

What can one say in response to this barrage of anguished questions?

 

Selected readings

• "Where's the bull?" (6/2/15)
• "Problems with Japan's writing system, pt. 873" (5/5/24) — wagyu beef
• "Pork in a pot" (2/23/21)
• "Grilled sexual harassment" (5/5/13)
• "Pork floss Beckham" (8/10/21)

        — just the tiniest tip of the iceberg when it comes to Chinese meat and animal names

[thanks to Laura Morland]