What used to feel ‘eased’, now just felt ‘east’. What used to be ‘alive’, was now just ‘a life’. That was just how it was, ever since they finally devoiced.
#linguistics #LinguisticsHumor #LinguisticsHumour #phonetics #phonology
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I have an idea for a special reward in Dungeons & Dragons. It is a hoard of vases that magically contain a multitude of different voices. When an able warlock finds the hoard, they can obtain these voices, thus acquiring an upgrade to their Mask of Many Faces invocation: any disguise created with that invocation will now include a perfectly fitting voice.
I call it: The Mask of Many Vases. It's like the Mask of Many Faces, but the faces are voiced.
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When etymologists cannot agree on the origin of a word, they may resort to fighting among themselves with dance-like back and forth arguments of whether the word is an imitation of a sound found in nature.
This dance-fighting style is known as ‘onomatopoeira’.
#etymology #linguistics #LinguisticsHumor #LinguisticsHumour #onomatopoeia #onomatopoeira #capoeira
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Do you know why verbs like rain can never back up a claim?
Because they have no arguments.
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CW: Why should you read Beowulf in the original Anglo-Saxon?
@StefanMuelller Because of the epic wynns!
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I am still cry-laughing at this screenshot of my medical clinic's portal, they are REALLY dedicated to accessibility
#AncientEgyptian #MiddleEnglish #OldEnglish #ThisIsReal #LinguisticsHumor #LanguageNerd #Languages
