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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's just forced perspective.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This cow is small, that cow is far away.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago

Trump: cowfefe!

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't know what it meant to be hit so hard in he feels until this.

I was walking down "roading lane" yesterday and i thought that was bad enough.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If it helps, "monosyllabic" has five syllables. (Last time I mentioned this on lemmy I was bombarded by people who had a lot to say about it, though)

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean yeah, I guess it helps empower my suicidal ideation. ta!

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you happen to have the link? It's Sunday here and I need fun.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The link to someone criticizing my use of monosyllabic?

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well the context made it look like it was about people having a "short vs long" this-thread-ish freakout on the fact that monosyllabic has five syllables, but sure why not.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Gotcha, sorry if I was unclear. It will likely take me a bit to find the link (it was a long time ago), but I'll see if I can find it for you.

[–] Mika@piefed.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

They actually the same size, it's just latin alphabet is stupid and doesn't have a letter for sound SH.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Šort

Anyway, short in Estonian is "lühike" and long is "pikk" so we have the same issue

[–] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hahaha, "pikk" means penis in norwegian

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

And the word you use for salmon in Norwegian means “spank” (noun not verb) in Estonian

Also I’m craving some røkt laks right now, could you mail me some?

[–] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

"Pik" in Dutch is also penis.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Pikk even sounds small, just like words have a certain phonetic sound.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Poland chiming in. "Długi" and "Krótki". Same problem.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

long is "pikk"

Incidentally, "dick" in Danish is "pik" regardless of what dimensions you're packing

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well I think ideally you would want a pikk pik. You may additionally want it to be jäme.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Jäme is thick? Delicious? Mighty?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thick. But of course a mighty cock sounds good too

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, but ng could easily be one letter, it’s just not in English.

[–] NovaSel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Doesn't the same apply for "ng"? That seems like it could be one letter.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Long is actually longer, imo.

Say them out loud and see which takes longer.

It's more like [lo:ng] than [long] like [bong]

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That problem disappears when you stop speaking English

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Many problems do. Unfortunately, other problems, some if them worse, might START as a consequence of the same change, so not really worth it IMO

[–] Crewman@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

Is there a term for words that are self-descriptive?

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes but when you say them out loud you can adjust the lengths

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And the word "cum" is actually thinner than the word "water" but cum is still thicker than water (it's a saying)

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Viscous is the word you’re looking for.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, that IS longer than "water", well done!

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lisp has an S.

The fear of long words is "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

Queue has 4 silent letters, in a line.

Plough, through, and trough don't rhyme, but pony and bologna do.

You park in your driveway, but drive on a parkway.

I before E, except after C, or when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh. We live in a weird society.

In Britain, post is delivered by the Royal Mail. In the US, mail is delivered by the Post Office

Read rhymes with lead, and read rhymes with lead, but read and lead don’t rhyme, and neither do read and lead.

Suburban Starkiller is right.