Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square215fedilinkarrow-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 · 17 days agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days 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-up0·17 days agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 days agoI’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
minus-squareJovialMicrobial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoIn scots gaelic purple is ‘purpaidh’ pronounced “pur-pee” which is equally as strange imo
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-217 days 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 behind the weirdest word in the language, at least in your own mind.
This is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
Bowl
Hip.
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?