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Multi-lingual (i.imgur.com)
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ghoti shall set us free (startrek.website)
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The many forms of Pain (au Chocolat) (lemmy.world)
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Any Low German speakers here? (files.catbox.moe)
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Phase Change (xkcd) (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3025

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It's alright (files.catbox.moe)
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Medieval Twitter (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by silverchase to c/linguistics_humor
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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)
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Explain French (lemmy.world)
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Hard time to be non-binary Spanish person (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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"It's so much trouble remembering modern pronou-" (lemmy.world)
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I thought it was an easy question ... (feddit.org)
submitted 2 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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Bone cognates (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon". (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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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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씨발 allophones (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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살 and 쌀 are the same word

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Linguistic Perscriptivists (mander.xyz)
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16786687

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typical SOV (lemmy.world)
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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 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by merde to c/linguistics_humor
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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 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16743680

ghoti rule

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Phonetics negociation (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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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 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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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)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1626564

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What is a "dog"? (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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