Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square216fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square216fedilink
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoPick any of them, and repeat it over and over again. It’ll quickly behind the weirdest word in the language, at least in your own mind.
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month 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-up0·edit-21 month agolook. look… look… look… ! look… ? ? look ?? Is this even a real word?
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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 behind the weirdest word in the language, at least in your own mind.
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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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