For some, I am just fish
For others however, I'm deadly
In Japan, I can be both, or neither.
When two letters are changed,
I turn from killing into healing one
What am I?
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$\begingroup$ My instinct tells me this puzzle employs the use of different languages and translations of the word fish and deadly, but I could be wrong $\endgroup$– Gordon AllocmanMay 9, 2016 at 15:52
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$\begingroup$ @GordonAllocman You are right; I figured it might be fair to add the language tag. However, it is not impossible to solve the puzzle without knowing the other language involved. $\endgroup$– wythagorasMay 9, 2016 at 15:54
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I'm not sure, but I'll just give it a shot. Is the answer:
Pois(s)on?
For some, I am just fish
The French word for fish is poisson
For others however, I'm deadly
In English, poison is deadly
In Japan, I can be both, or neither
In Japan a poisonous fish (Fugu) is a delicacy, which might explain part of this line. Not sure though.
When two letters are changed,
I turn from killing into healing one
When you change poison into potion, it becomes something healing
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$\begingroup$ This is the correct answer! Last part of the third sequence: poison, or something that sounds similiar, is not fish or poison in the Japanese language. $\endgroup$ May 9, 2016 at 16:31
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$\begingroup$ In French, poison (single s) means the same as in English, by the way. It only means fish when adding a letter, not because of switching languages, which weakens the point a bit.Although I can feel a similar question coming up about des(s)ert... $\endgroup$ May 10, 2016 at 8:23