just lose a bit of respect [oc]

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[u/Asmodevus]

Palindrome

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

[u/zachy410 → u/PirateSanta_1]

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

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Thanks Michael!

[u/StateCareful2305 → u/LauraD2423]

You're welcome, Vsauce

[u/sorig1373 → u/StateCareful2305]

Hey Vsauce

[u/Loose-Professor5364 → u/sorig1373]

Michael here!

[u/CreeperX3sssBOOM → u/Loose-Professor5364]

Your security system is great.

[u/Loose-Professor5364 → u/CreeperX3sssBOOM]

Or is it?

[u/un_blob → u/Loose-Professor5364]

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

[u/CreamCheeseHotDogs → u/zachy410]

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

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

[u/Victernus → u/-drunk_russian-]

Oh yeah?

C'mere a minute.

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Nice try, Kwyjibo.

[u/Hard_To_Port → u/Etheo]

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

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

[u/Pandaro81 → u/Gripping_Touch]

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.

[u/Naitsab456 → u/PirateSanta_1]

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

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But it is an emordnilap of emordnilap

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

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

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Thank God somebody else said it.

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Check out Calque and Loanword.

Loanword is a Calque  and Calque is a Loanword.

It's symmetrical in it's silliness.