Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square223linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down11
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square223linkfedilink
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 years agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIn scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agolook. look… look… look… ! look… ? ? look ?? Is this even a real word?
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This is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
I’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
In scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
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look… !
look… ?
? look ?? Is this even a real word?
Bowl
Hip.
While
Whyle
Whyull
Yull
Yul
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