Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-21 year 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-up16·1 year agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year 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-21 year agolook. look… look… look… ! look… ? ? look ?? Is this even a real word?
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…
Hip.
I’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
look.
look…
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look… !
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? look ?? Is this even a real word?
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