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Autological words (media.piefed.world)

submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is a setup for someone to ponder if the word "nonautological" is an autological word or not.

It is a one word encapsulation of the same paradox created by the phrase "this sentence is false."

[–] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So if it isn't, does that mean nonautological is nonautological? Which makes it autological again?

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

"I'm going to go ahead and say that's true" - Wheatley

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

It would be a Grellingian Word