Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down12
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square227fedilink
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·edit-22 months agoPick any of them, and repeat it over and over again. It’ll quickly become the weirdest word in the language, at least for a while.
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 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-22 months agolook. look… look… look… ! look… ? ? look ?? Is this even a real word?
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIn scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
Pick any of them, and repeat it over and over again. It’ll quickly become the weirdest word in the language, at least for a while.
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.
look…
look…
look… !
look… ?
? 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.
Bradey
While
Whyle
Whyull
Yull
Yul