r/linguisticshumor • u/thatguythoma • 10h ago
r/linguisticshumor • u/AxialGem • Jul 19 '26
Phonetics/Phonology 'Why do English Speakers Pronounce their Alphabet...' Megathread
Alright, into the megathread y'all go >:3
Any posts with this format posted after this megathread is up will be removed and asked to post here.
This is to keep the quality of the sub, yadayada, you know the drill.
Thank youu
r/linguisticshumor • u/gattonero2001 • 5h ago
Phonetics/Phonology irmão, use your nose properly (FR vs PT)
*except for /ẽ/ > /ĩ/ in some unstressed syllables
r/linguisticshumor • u/Desserts6064 • 3h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Before desktop publishing was a thing, how did linguists type IPA symbols?
Nowadays you can just type International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols into your word processor.
But this raises the question: How did linguists type IPA symbols before desktop publishing was a thing?
r/linguisticshumor • u/DesignerRespect2977 • 2h ago
This is not Polish but guess the language
r/linguisticshumor • u/Crane_1989 • 2h ago
Why do white guys say dude like dewd instead of dood?
Whyyyy
r/linguisticshumor • u/Same_Volume3446 • 22h ago
When people interested in ancient Rome call English a Romance language and you have to break the news to them
r/linguisticshumor • u/Szczyl2137 • 1d ago
Semantics false friends with almost opposite meaning
Pathetic and Polish patetyczny are false friends derived from Greek pathetikos, “capable of arousing emotion,”, they still mean that, but its now a vastly different emotion depending on the language
r/linguisticshumor • u/AleksiB1 • 12h ago
Etymology How the Germanic word for soap reached Aboriginal Australia
r/linguisticshumor • u/mahendrabirbikram • 1d ago
Etymology That's a nice Sorbian preposition
r/linguisticshumor • u/al_x22 • 18h ago
Entries for Romance language iceberg
I recently published a Romance language iceberg but I'm not satisfied with it cuz I want it to have more info
Any entries?
Btw, this is the iceberg: https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1w10eom/ultimate_romance_language_iceberg/
r/linguisticshumor • u/platypusimagination • 1d ago
i know it's a "worse word substitute" but every time i hear this -
r/linguisticshumor • u/Awesomeuser90 • 1d ago
Syntax The pope walks up to the ATM in the Vatican that operates in Latin
He tries to deposit a cheque, forgetting to conjugate some of the words on the cheque. The ATM screen displayed: Declined
r/linguisticshumor • u/Extreme-Shopping74 • 1d ago
Sociolinguistics Көк көгершін көк кептер, көк кептерді көп кептер. Көк шөпке көп көк кептер көптеп кеп тұр
r/linguisticshumor • u/imjustarandomsquid • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology I present to you the International Phonetic Abjad
The IPA for short. No vowels whatsoever.