nifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down6·1 year agoOnomatopoeia is itself an onomatopoeia because that’s the sound it makes when you say the word.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s how most words work though?
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·1 year agoNot in fucking english lol
minus-squareFlihpFlorp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoWelll my friend Tony goes by the nickname Ptoniegh, so he can probably back you up
Onomatopoeia is itself an onomatopoeia because that’s the sound it makes when you say the word.
That’s how most words work though?
Not in fucking english lol
Welll my friend Tony goes by the nickname Ptoniegh, so he can probably back you up
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