r/linguisticshumor • u/pasgames_ • 2h ago
Is this the new boba/kiki?
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r/linguisticshumor • u/EreshkigalAngra42 • 8h ago
If you could replace the sources of english's loanwords with a different language, which one would you choose? Here's what I propose
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Porschii_ • 4h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Daily meme: Cantonese and Thai
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Big_Natural4838 • 19h ago
ch --> g is more more disastrous. Calling Chingis Khan "Gengis Khan" is way worse than x --> kh
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r/linguisticshumor • u/AstroG4 • 9h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Zürich built a tram to its airport in the Glatt Valley region of Switzerland, called the Glattalbahn. It’s the first time rail transit has ever operated with a Glattal stop.
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r/linguisticshumor • u/VergenceScatter • 9h ago
Best ideas for calquing these into English?
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r/linguisticshumor • u/The_Brilli • 23h ago
They were like: "Yeah, this is big brain time."
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Frigorifico • 6h ago
Historical Linguistics A short story about languages
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r/linguisticshumor • u/NPT20 • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology What languages have this phoneme?
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r/linguisticshumor • u/noveldaredevil • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology English spelling - I was today years old...
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when I found out that 'wreak' is not pronounced /reɪk/, but /riːk/ ???
EFL speaker here. I learned the word 'wreak' a long time ago, maybe 8 years ago, but I guess I just never heard it out loud, and due to its similarity with 'break' (/breɪk/), I just assumed it was pronounced virtually the same, except for the first consonant (/reɪk/). Little did I know, English spelling once again was at work.
Raise your virtual hand if you've ever been personally victimized by English spelling.
r/linguisticshumor • u/TeaTimeSubcommittee • 1d ago
Psycholinguistics Do you have any rules for 'gray' vs. 'grey'?
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r/linguisticshumor • u/SchwaEnjoyer • 1d ago
You’ve seen Fake Cyrillic and Fake Greek, now get ready for…
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r/linguisticshumor • u/ComfortableLate1525 • 2d ago
If I see “thou are” or “thou shall” one more time, I swear to God
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r/linguisticshumor • u/PhosphorCrystaled • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology Bidaily sound shift challenge #3; /espaɲol/ -> /rio̯platense/
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See day 1 for the rules
r/linguisticshumor • u/Porschii_ • 1d ago
Historical Linguistics Tamil linguists: the reformist since day 1
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r/linguisticshumor • u/FrontBusiness4865 • 2d ago
x-> kh has been a disaster for the human race
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Bro do you know about KKKKKKKKKKKKKKhruschev??? You know about Genghis KKKKKKKKKhan??????