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r/linguisticshumor

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Linguistics Humor: a sub for humor relating to linguistics

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to r/linguisticshumor by OregonMyHeaven
6 days ago
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A real letter when he was in India
in India
to r/linguisticshumor by EconomicSeahorse
2 months ago
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It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out this language family from my historical linguistics class isn't real
to r/linguisticshumor by AdenGlaven1994
2 months ago
Favourite Puns/Homophones that only work in your dialect
to r/linguisticshumor by No_Sheepherder2651
3 months ago
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结束 means...
Morphology
to r/linguisticshumor by h2rktos_ph2ter
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for r/linguisticshumor and most of linguistics-adjacent reddit when someone doesn't bother with hyperspecific IPA (this happens a lot they just haven't read a linguistic paper in their lives) image
r/linguisticshumor and most of linguistics-adjacent reddit when someone doesn't bother with hyperspecific IPA (this happens a lot they just haven't read a linguistic paper in their lives)
to r/linguisticshumor by Lapov
5 months ago
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When you study linguistics in Italy, France or China
Sociolinguistics
in Italy
to r/linguisticshumor by NPT20
5 months ago
How the word for he in my conlang became silent
to r/linguisticshumor by u-bot9000
5 months ago
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I’m only A2 in music, help!
First Language Acquisition
to r/linguisticshumor by h_o_r_n_y_c_o_r_n
5 months ago
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Faux Hebrew
to r/linguisticshumor by galactic_observer
6 months ago
Imagine if Modern Standard Arabic was native to the United States and a stereotypically horrible Americanist orthography replaced its iconic abjad.
Phonetics/Phonology
in United States
to r/linguisticshumor by Forward_Fishing_4000
5 months ago
Does your language release word-final stops?
Phonetics/Phonology
to r/linguisticshumor by TogetherPlantyAndMe
5 months ago
When does the typography of swear words become un-vulgar? (Bitch, b1tch, b*tch, bxxxh, be-yotch, b***h, the b-word, etc.)
to r/linguisticshumor by XVYQ_Emperator
2 weeks ago
Say something good about english.
to r/linguisticshumor by carboncopiii
5 months ago
I can turn bronze into silver, and silver into gold
to r/linguisticshumor by Vampyricon
5 months ago
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I am a Lindseypilled phonemecel
to r/linguisticshumor by Forward_Fishing_4000
5 months ago
How do you perceive this word?
Phonetics/Phonology
to r/linguisticshumor by RealStemonWasHere
5 months ago
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FRICK spelling reform. Say hello to the PRONUNCIATION reform!
Phonetics/Phonology
to r/linguisticshumor by Lapinceau
11 months ago
I need a new word in French
to r/linguisticshumor by AdenGlaven1994
2 months ago
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Evidence of Proto-Altaic-Indo European
Morphology
to r/linguisticshumor by gotefenderson
6 months ago
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IPA (simplified)
to r/linguisticshumor by AdenGlaven1994
2 months ago
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Every squad got the
to r/linguisticshumor by LG_war10ck
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Since plural of foot is feet and plural of tooth is teeth, I present to you some more irregular plurals you may not have heard about image
Since plural of foot is feet and plural of tooth is teeth, I present to you some more irregular plurals you may not have heard about
Morphology
to r/linguisticshumor by Lapinceau
11 months ago
Who wants to create a monster?
to r/linguisticshumor by HufflepuffIronically
5 months ago
serious linguistic question
to r/linguisticshumor by AdenGlaven1994
2 months ago
Great > Goat semantic change