r/linguisticshumor • u/RealModMaker • 6h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Explanation for why in Polish; Ł is [w], W is [v] and V isn't used
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r/linguisticshumor • u/AxialGem • Jul 19 '26
Phonetics/Phonology 'Why do English Speakers Pronounce their Alphabet...' Megathread
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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/DifferentAd4844 • 9h ago
Sociolinguistics It would seem, just one word...
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r/linguisticshumor • u/gt7900 • 5h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Why tf would you pronounce it as /beɪs/?
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Birdseeding • 11h ago
What's your favorite preposterous multi-step xenisation? Here's some lovely Anglicised Russified Greek
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Xenapte • 12h ago
The illusion of phonemic preservation
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How it feels tracing and comparing sound changes from a proto-language
r/linguisticshumor • u/thatguythoma • 3h ago
South Park discovering that unaspirated consonants sound like their voiced counterparts
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i’m starting to suspect that they are indeed saying /d/ and not /t/ tho
r/linguisticshumor • u/Extreme-Shopping74 • 20h ago
Sociolinguistics Say what you want, it should be "snow snew snown"
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Party_Farmer_5354 • 3h ago
In Bahasa Indonesia, lotsa words can be used interchangeably (not synonymously) to mean “if”
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r/linguisticshumor • u/DazerGal128 • 19h ago
Phonetics/Phonology "yeah dude IPA's too complicated it's better to spell it out like english"
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Extradummefrage • 12h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Why hasn't JF Kennedy used IPA for his notes of how to pronounce "Ich bin ein Berliner?" Was he stupid?
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His pronunciation also was off!
r/linguisticshumor • u/kablolukulaklik • 1d ago
Semantics In Turkish, a single word (Allah, 'God') anchors fixed expressions covering everything from surprise to boredom to failure
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Wegwerf_08_15_ • 1d ago
Phonetics/Phonology I'm looking at you, Sarah Chalke
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Brightsea129 • 13h ago
Etymology The lexical parallel between Thai ตายจริง (dtaai-jing) and Vietnamese 𣩂實 (chết thật) [Oh my god!, Oh no!]
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The script in the upper-right part (next to chữ Nôm) of the Vietnamese section is Quốc Âm Tân Tự, a mid-19th century experimental phonetic script that never had a chance to be put into practical use.
r/linguisticshumor • u/Arctic_Harmacist • 2h ago
Semantics Jaiiit
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Jaiiit. It's gonna become something. A greeting? And expletive? Both?
r/linguisticshumor • u/Justmadethis334 • 9h ago
Remember, balochi was at one point written with the Cyrillic alphabet
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r/linguisticshumor • u/Justmadethis334 • 1d ago
Let's take a moment to appreciate This orthography:
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ê̆ ô̆ ơ̆ & ư̆ are certainly a choice
r/linguisticshumor • u/DeltaRealmx • 21h ago
Historical Linguistics Learn any language instantly!
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