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Bone cognates (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon". (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20160782

Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name

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challenge: say this (impossible) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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[ʲʔ̬̃ˤː˥˩˥˩]

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씨발 allophones (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago by TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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살 and 쌀 are the same word

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how many syllables are in this word? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Rainb0wSkeppy@lemmy.world to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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clhp'xwlhtlhplhhskwts

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Linguistic Perscriptivists (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 months ago by Deebster@programming.dev to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16786687

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typical SOV (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by lars@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18281066

Least long-winded speech of Cicero

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which one is made up? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by merde@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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from S11 E16: UK Elections, Flag Controversies & Louisiana: 6/23/24: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

anyone from Great Britain?

dodgy, tosser, numpty, wanker, dicksplash, fuckletoes, pillock, cockwomble?

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/gəˈhɔʊrɪ/ (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by lars@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16743680

ghoti rule

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Phonetics negociation (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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spoileralt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled "I don't believe in prescriptivism" and "'Literally' cannot mean 'figuratively'". A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger's owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.

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xkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habits (mander.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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I feel slightly offended. Because it's true.

(Alt text: "Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you're currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.")

xkcd source

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xkcd on language change (mander.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Source.

Alt-text: «God was like, "Let there be light," and there was light.»

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What languages are you learning? (hexbear.net)
submitted 9 months ago by TxzK@lemmy.zip to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1626564

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What is a "dog"? (mander.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Source

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Deutschland Germany Allemagne Tyskland Vokietija Niemcy Nemecko Saksa... (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Source: Itchy Feet (https://www.itchyfeetcomic.com/2024/01/real-name.html)

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The etymology of Soyjak (mander.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by lvxferre@lemmy.ml to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Steamed Hams but i sorted it by phoneme (youtu.be)
submitted 10 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Mum wake up, new division just came through (feddit.it)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by DieguiTux8623@feddit.it to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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An isogloss or a political border? 🥶🥶🥶

Cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/1728128

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science (media.hachyderm.io)
submitted 10 months ago by masimatutu@nerdica.net to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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media.hachyderm.io/media_attac…

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Christmas Future Imperfect Conditional (diaspora.glasswings.com)
submitted 10 months ago by masimatutu@nerdica.net to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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diaspora.glasswings.com/upload…

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This should be forbidden (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by DieguiTux8623@feddit.it to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Cross-post da: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/2933436

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Ghoti (s3.amazonaws.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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Steamed Hams but i[t's] sorted by phoneme - Xidnaf (www.youtube.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Crul@lemm.ee to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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From comment and video description:

best enjoyed with subtitles

this is what you guys meant when you said you wanted more linguistics videos, right?

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smh do people really believe the bottom etymology? (feddit.de)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by _Gandalf_the_Black_@feddit.de to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
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R5: PIE *h~2~o > o (although in Anatolian languages h~2~ is preserved as h), and it also looks like the chemical formula for water H~2~O, and French eau means water

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