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The many forms of Pain (au Chocolat) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Any Low German speakers here? (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Phase Change (xkcd) (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3025

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It's alright (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Medieval Twitter (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago by silverchase to c/linguistics_humor
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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Explain French (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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Hard time to be non-binary Spanish person (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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"It's so much trouble remembering modern pronou-" (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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I thought it was an easy question ... (feddit.org)
submitted 1 month ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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Bone cognates (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon". (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 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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challenge: say this (impossible) (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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[ʲʔ̬̃ˤː˥˩˥˩]

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씨발 allophones (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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살 and 쌀 are the same word

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how many syllables are in this word? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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clhp'xwlhtlhplhhskwts

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Linguistic Perscriptivists (mander.xyz)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16786687

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typical SOV (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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 6 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 9 months ago by Jakylla to c/linguistics_humor
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The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 10 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months 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)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1626564

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What is a "dog"? (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor
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