r/linguisticshumor • u/Extreme-Shopping74 • 2m 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/Comfterbul-1095 • 18h ago
Syntax Fair warning: Outlook is phasing out "of."
As though we needed MORE reasons to hate Outlook. (Users know.)
Frustration edit: I wrote a quick example sentence during my lunch at work, including a second "of" which I'll admit sounds a little awkward in context.
But Outlook suggests this EVERY TIME. It could say "Look at all of those chickens." 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆 Full stop. Still tries to change EVERY instance of "all of" to "all," context notwithstanding.
r/linguisticshumor • u/xX_Eolsa_Xx • 16h ago
Etymology Sometimes I think languages just do things to hurt future linguists
For those curious, the exact mechanisms behind the sound change from pie *dw- into old armenian erk(u)- are still fairly heavily debated
But a possible path is *dw- > *dgw > *rgw- > *erg(u)- which makes it seem at least a little less crazy lol
r/linguisticshumor • u/AlienDayDreamer • 1d ago
Morphology Calvin learns about linguistics
Made this at like 4am so if I messed something up, may Yuri Knorozov forgive me
r/linguisticshumor • u/gt7900 • 15h ago
Historical Linguistics The English did a little switcheroo
r/linguisticshumor • u/Wegwerf_08_15_ • 1d ago
Semantics Fr tho, how would you describe these streets?
r/linguisticshumor • u/Apprehensive_Leg5209 • 15h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Selling phonemes
r/linguisticshumor • u/Impressive_Candle470 • 18h ago
🤯 O ICEBERG DAS LÍNGUAS MAIS DIFÍCEIS DO MUNDO
r/linguisticshumor • u/_that_lazy_chick_ • 10h ago
Onomatopoeia
Who invented these figures of speech and why do they all sound so unfriendly??? Oxymoron, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, circumlocution. It all sounds so complex 😭
r/linguisticshumor • u/oklopfer • 22h ago
Phonetics/Phonology I propose a solution to the "stop consonant" naming debate
r/linguisticshumor • u/weedmaster6669 • 7h ago
Phonetics/Phonology Guess my English dialect by this hyper precise analysis of my vowel inventory.
r/linguisticshumor • u/st_columba • 22h ago
Þis is for ānum mōdlicum rǣdġiefan. Hū eallum opene!
r/linguisticshumor • u/ProfessionalGeek • 2h ago
i tried to fix their typo with a color pencil, so my /ŋ/ looks unfortunate
r/linguisticshumor • u/AnotherBoxOfTapes • 1d ago
Etymology The history of the pronunciation of "fault"
r/linguisticshumor • u/Dapper_Roof_873 • 1d ago


