Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down117
arrow-up1193arrow-down1message-squareThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 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-up4·8 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