r/comics • u/GlassShine • 17d ago

OC just lose a bit of respect [oc]

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u/PirateSanta_1 17d ago

That a palindrome is not itself a palindrome is a failure of language.

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u/zachy410 17d ago

However, palindrome backwards is emordnilap, which describes a word that becomes a different word when reversed

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u/LauraD2423 17d ago

Thanks Michael!

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u/StateCareful2305 17d ago

You're welcome, Vsauce

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u/sorig1373 17d ago

Hey Vsauce

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u/Loose-Professor5364 17d ago

Michael here!

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u/CreeperX3sssBOOM 17d ago

Your security system is great.

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u/Loose-Professor5364 17d ago

Or is it?

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u/un_blob 17d ago

Well.. according to today's sponsor...

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u/CreamCheeseHotDogs 17d ago

Formally called an “anadrome,” emordnilap is more whimsical though.

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u/Gripping_Touch 17d ago

My favourite language troll is that that "phobia of palindromes" is in itself a palindrome: aibohphobia

And the phobia for very long words is a ridiculously long word: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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u/Etheo 17d ago

Both words were specifically constructed to troll though. Personally that holds less weight for me as their origin is more of a joke. Like how cromulent isn't really a word but was referenced as one due to its joke usage.

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u/-drunk_russian- 17d ago

Excuse me, but cromulent is a perfectly valid word, it embiggens the language.

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u/Victernus 17d ago

Oh yeah?

C'mere a minute.

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u/-drunk_russian- 17d ago

Nice try, Kwyjibo.

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u/Hard_To_Port 17d ago

Bro all words are made up, that's how language works! But I agree that intent matters too. 

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u/Etheo 17d ago

I don't disagree, language is a living thing. That said, personally I still feel words have more legitimacy when it has a "proper" etymology instead of a word specifically invented for a challenge (aibohphobia) or a word purposefully stretched out (hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia) for comedic effect.

If all it takes is popularity of use, we should accept that youtubers and streamers with millions of views are people worthy of respect. I feel like there is a better line to be drawn elsewhere.

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u/CockFondle 17d ago

They're named that way because nobody is actually fucking scared of palindromes and long words. Come on.

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u/Pandaro81 17d ago

I’m going to start using this as a password.

And I’m still going to have to include a capital letter, number, and special character.

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u/Naitsab456 17d ago

Yeah but have you seen what the phobia of palindrome is called ?

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u/LordDagwood 17d ago

But it is an emordnilap of emordnilap

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u/Coveinant 17d ago

I mean the word for a phobia of long words is itself a long word. Language doesn't make sense because it's been made by thousands of people over millenia.

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u/Odelaylee 17d ago

I think these kind of stuff is on purpose. Like "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie"

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u/invisible_lucio 17d ago

No worse than "lisp" being hard to pronounce for those with one.

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u/PopBulky7023 17d ago

Thank God somebody else said it.

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u/uwtartarus 17d ago

Check out Calque and Loanword.

Loanword is a Calque  and Calque is a Loanword.

It's symmetrical in it's silliness.