cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20160782

Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name

[ʲʔ̬̃ˤː˥˩˥˩]

살 and 쌀 are the same word

clhp'xwlhtlhplhhskwts

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16786687

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

Least long-winded speech of Cicero

from S11 E16: UK Elections, Flag Controversies & Louisiana: 6/23/24: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

anyone from Great Britain?

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

ghoti rule

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.")

Source.

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

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1626564

Source

Source: Itchy Feet (https://www.itchyfeetcomic.com/2024/01/real-name.html)

An isogloss or a political border? 🥶🥶🥶

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

Cross-post da: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/2933436

From comment and video description:

best enjoyed with subtitles

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

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

Source: imgur

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.