@Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?@Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-square@voracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink35•edit-23 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-square@TechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink25•3 months agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️linkfedilinkEnglish5•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-square@JovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•3 months agoIn scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
minus-square@SLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•edit-23 months 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…
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
look.
look…
look…
look… !
look… ?
? look ?? Is this even a real word?
Bowl
Hip.
Bradey
While
Whyle
Whyull
Yull
Yul