Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square226fedilinkarrow-up1153
arrow-up1153message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square226fedilink
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·3 months agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 months agoI’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 months agolook. look… look… look… ! look… ? ? look ?? Is this even a real word?
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoIn scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
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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?
look.
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look… !
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? look ?? Is this even a real word?
In scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
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Hip.
While
Whyle
Whyull
Yull
Yul
Bradey