Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1imageWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-square@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink6•1 year agoetymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
minus-square@thefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•1 year agoSwede caveman sailor 1: What that? Swede caveman sailor 2: is land Swede caveman sailor 1: ö … You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…
etymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
Swede caveman sailor 1: What that?
Swede caveman sailor 2: is land
Swede caveman sailor 1: ö
…
You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…
The i of Oahu? Pen i?
In Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s