Language gap? Pinoy TikTok users’ mix-up over onion, sibuyas sparks literacy concern

Comments by Filipino TikTok users, seemingly unaware that “onion” is the English term for “sibuyas,” have drawn concern among some social media users. An online user on X (formerly Twitter) noticed these comments, which appeared to show that some Filipinos did not recognize the English word for the vegetable. The speculation arose after reading the TikTok […] The post Language gap? Pinoy TikTok users’ mix-up over onion, sibuyas sparks literacy concern appeared first on Interaksyon.