Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1160
arrow-up1148message-squareThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoMy favorite is ‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’, which is the word for the condition of being phobic of long words. Feels like the doctor who named that one was a bit of a dick XD
minus-squareSnipingNinja@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoSame, always fascinated me when I first learnt it
My favorite is ‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’, which is the word for the condition of being phobic of long words. Feels like the doctor who named that one was a bit of a dick XD
Same, always fascinated me when I first learnt it