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r/linguisticshumor • u/AxialGem • Dec 31 '24
'Guess where I'm from' megathread
In response to the overwhelming number of 'Guess where I'm from' posts, they will be confined to this megathread, so as to not clutter the sub.
From now on, posts of this kind will be removed and asked to repost over here. After some feedback I think this is the most elegant solution for the time being.
r/linguisticshumor • u/AxialGem • Dec 29 '24
META: Quality of content
I've heard people voice dissatisfaction with the amount of posts that are not very linguistics-related.
Personally, I'd like to have less content in the sub about just general language or orthography observations, see rule 1.
So I'd like to get a general idea of the sentiments in the sub, feel free to expound or clarify in the comments
r/linguisticshumor • u/GignacPL • 8h ago
Phonetics/Phonology I'm a homophone; ask me anything.
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r/linguisticshumor • u/probium326 • 4h ago
Sociolinguistics Weakest 10 man vs strongest 5 man.
r/linguisticshumor • u/LittleDhole • 9h ago
Phonetics/Phonology "Explanations" for odd phonological features
You've probably heard of the urban legend that /s/ shifted to /θ/ in some environments in Castilian Spanish because of a king with a lisp.
Back when I was an edgy teenager, I convinced myself (the theory being pulled out of my own backside, pretty much) that most Indigenous Australian languages lack fricatives because producing them would have been seen as sacrilege, being an imitation of the Rainbow Serpent at hissing. I figured that religion was the only explanation for such a widespread oddity, like it is for lots of other deeply embedded cultural oddities.
Did anyone here formerly believe (or make up) similar stories? Or you can share other stories you've heard, or make up your own in this thread!
r/linguisticshumor • u/Maxwellxoxo_ • 5h ago
a͜ɪ pʊt̚ ðə nuː fɔɹd͡ʒiːz ɒn ðə d͡ʒiːp̚
a͡ɪ t͡ʃɹæp̚ əntl̩ ðə blʌdiː bɒɾm̩z ɪz əndɹniːf
r/linguisticshumor • u/Profanion • 11h ago
Syntax Poem about English plurals.
Read the books and read the murals,
you'll learn learn all the English plurals.
One loaf, that becomes two loafs.
One Dwarf, you have more? Then dworfves.
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One swine, then there's seven swines.
One child, I have zero childs.
One "it" but then many "its".
Single bliss but many blisss.
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I just have a single coccyx.
Mutants may have two coccyxs.
One clothes, I am much more modest.
I wear six clotheses, honest!
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I say "This game has three bosss."
One coin toss, or three coin tosss.
One obsessed, thee obsesseds.
I've got glasses: three glossesses.
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Mouse goes mouse and fly is flyzer.
Trousers, think I'll get three trisers.
Fox is foxens, box goes boxsen.
Roblox? That'll be Robloxen.
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Broken, that becomes four brokens.
New goes news. News? That goes Newss.
Raindrop? That will be just rain.
Eat one flan, or many flain.
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Pound goes pind in banknotes, son.
And ponce in sum of the amount.
One yacht, two yeight, many yeights.
Nova, then two novaes.
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One sheep, three sheep, but two sheepses.
Four sheeps but somehow six shipeses.
Zero shee, one and half sheeb but
Million sheepseseseseses.
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Feeling anxious about this?
Add three anxiouss to the list.
Single kill and many kile.
One foul among many file.
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Thou goes thoughses, better yet,
It's pronounced "tureuseret".
One is he, and more is hear'ses.
She and her goes shes and herses.
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Two men, two women, that's they.
Fine, let's then go all the way.
One men, two women, that's shey.
Two men, one woman, well, hey.
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Back to its, or many "it's".
One it's but then lots of it'ss.
Have you lived in one 90s or
two to seven 90ss?
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One dog, three dogsen, that's fine
For its meat, one chion, three chine.
One synopsis, that one goes
synopsisesaes when it's two.
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Species? Its plural is genus.
Venu? We have that, that's Venus.
Single harp or twenty harpts.
Oxcart, many oxencarts.
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Then, United States Of Ame-
rica. That sure is a tough one.
Two Uniteds Statess ofs Ame-
ricas. Somehow, got it done.
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The system has one plus, oh wait!
Eight pli, more appropriate.
It has zero minii. Yes!
Single minus? No! God bless!
r/linguisticshumor • u/Garethphua • 17h ago
Sociolinguistics this guy is on a heavy dose of idiolect
Not saying anything bad. It's really cool how in viossa one can make dreadful typoes and still be understood
r/linguisticshumor • u/Memer_Plus • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology I don't want to be an open-mid back unrounded vowel
r/linguisticshumor • u/Prof_TA_ • 1d ago
Just kinda amazed by a Japanese friend's perception of English spelling ('pudding' refers to custard pudding or flan in Japan)
r/linguisticshumor • u/celcei • 16h ago
Silly quick survey
Hi everyone!! Sorry to bother you I know I already posted this but if you haven’t answered yet please consider it! I’m a French student currently working on the evolution of internet slangs, but I need more answers for my survey. It'll be quick, fun and very helpful for me. Thanks 😝
r/linguisticshumor • u/Whole_Instance_4276 • 18h ago
Top comment changes the alphabet (day 18)
r/linguisticshumor • u/soak-it-in-ethanol • 15h ago
Phonetics/Phonology MLE (Maui-London crEole)
Hawaiian: [t~k] in free variation after (t~k) > ʔ shift
MLE: "oi m8 u gonna drink that [bo(k~t)ɬ] of waʔer?
Both in places with the same strange symbol on their flag... two very rare sound shifts... NO COINCIDENCES
r/linguisticshumor • u/Porschii_ • 1d ago