Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-221 days 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-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·21 days agoThis is called “semantic satiation” which are both pleasingly weird words now that I think about it…
minus-squareivanafterall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 days agoI’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?
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…
Bowl
Hip.
I’m pretty sure “Purple” stops making sense faster than others. Just wtf? Pur-pull. Prrr-plll. What is wrong with people?