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which one is made up? (sh.itjust.works)
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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)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16743680

ghoti rule

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Phonetics negociation (sh.itjust.works)
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The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)
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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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What is a "dog"? (mander.xyz)
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An isogloss or a political border? 🥶🥶🥶

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

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science (media.hachyderm.io)
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Ghoti (s3.amazonaws.com)
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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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Webster has no chill (www.merriam-webster.com)
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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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Danish language (www.youtube.com)
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Norsk (files.catbox.moe)
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Sincerely, a Swedish speaker

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Dutch (files.catbox.moe)
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This meme was brought to you by a Flemish speaker

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Hover text:

Yes you can take a mean of meanings for the right meaning of mean.

Bonus panel

Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Mean

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