Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.message-squaremessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down115
arrow-up1162arrow-down1message-squareThe word "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically.Zerlyna@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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