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Phase Change (xkcd) (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3025

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

BaBa is Melt

KeKe is Float

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Baba is you?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Wall is Stop

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For keke is water is float, but keke is something else is sink. (Other substances tend to be more dense when keke than baba).

EDIT: a bit more on-topic, Baba is You is a good example of the bouba-kiki effect; you kind of expect Baba to be round and fluffier than Keke, and that's exactly what you get.

[–] dxc 2 points 1 month ago

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