The word onomatopoeia is an onomatopoeia because it's derived from the sound of the word when spoken aloud
- Ken M.
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And how is it pronounced
Onomatopoeia
Is Ken M still active anywhere?
No he died
Everywhere?
Nah, just in New Jersey
Where else is he gonna go? Detroit?
On this blessed day we are all dead everywhere
Here's the opposite:
The work calque is a loanword, and the word loanword is a calque
Sesquipedalian is autological because sesquipedalian means 'having many syllables or using long, complex words.'
How would one pronounce that word?
sess - kwih - peh - dale - ian
Thanks.
Been one of my favorite words for a long time.
Huh... I had always assumed that it related to having one and a half feet/legs.
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is scary to read or remember
Last part is bit subjective though
Is the word "heterological" homological or heterological?
If it is heterological, then it must be homological.
If it is homological, then it must be heterological.
Don't worry, I wrote a program that can find the answer for you. It's been running for a while though...
Maybe somebody could come up with a program to determine if my program will halt or continue forever?
The answer is 42.
What are you trying to do, kill robots?
None, we assumed the classification was binary, but these words are called Grellingian Words
logophiles when they see the word "fuckable"
Are names of colors also autological words if they are written in their own color?
I don't think so, but try writing it in a color different than the color of the word to really mess with people's head.
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."
So if it isn't, does that mean nonautological is nonautological? Which makes it autological again?
"I'm going to go ahead and say that's true" - Wheatley
It would be a Grellingian Word
Bird is the word
Word.
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
uhm mah mao mao ba uhm mah mao mao
So close.
The word autological is autological.
"Lisp" 🤓
The word fuck is fucked as fuck
Portmanteau!
Me.
This.
Example
Huh. That makes sense.
" Who would've thought " ahh fact.