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살 and 쌀 are the same word

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clhp'xwlhtlhplhhskwts

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18281066

Least long-winded speech of Cicero

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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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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16743680

ghoti rule

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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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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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Source.

Alt-text: «God was like, "Let there be light," and there was light.»

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An isogloss or a political border? 🥶🥶🥶

Cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/1728128

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
 
 
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From comment and video description:

best enjoyed with subtitles

this is what you guys meant when you said you wanted more linguistics videos, right?

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R5: PIE *h~2~o > o (although in Anatolian languages h~2~ is preserved as h), and it also looks like the chemical formula for water H~2~O, and French eau means water

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Source: imgur

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Not only do we define anyways (gasp!), we give the word multiple senses (look away, children!). Is the English language dead and have we killed it? No.

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