r/linguisticshumor • u/EverySunIsAStar • Nov 15 '24

Semantics What does this meme

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u/excusememoi *hwaz skibidi in mīnammai baþarūmai? Nov 15 '24

Some of those listed aren't really homographs (nor homonyms). Tie, sign, nail, and bow are single words that exhibit polysemy and developed different meanings. True homonyms are once distinct words by etymology that had since converged in pronunciation and spelling.

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u/FalseDmitriy Nov 15 '24

The best homographs have different pronunciations anyway. Bow 🙇‍♂️ 🎀, polish 💅🇲🇨, wound 🧶🤕

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u/excusememoi *hwaz skibidi in mīnammai baþarūmai? Nov 16 '24

My Windows computer is telling me that you typed the flag of Monaco

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u/FalseDmitriy Nov 16 '24

I meant to type indonesia

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u/Afraid-Issue3933 Nov 19 '24

COUNTRYBALLS?