Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareBlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoI’m gonna throw “forecastle” out there. It’s referring to a specific part/area of a ship, but it’s pronounced similar to “folks-sole.”
minus-squareFewerWheels@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoIt uses apostrophes to the utmost: fo’c·'sle!
minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoWhere I’m from it sounds like “fuxle”, or indeed “fucks’ll”.
I’m gonna throw “forecastle” out there. It’s referring to a specific part/area of a ship, but it’s pronounced similar to “folks-sole.”
It uses apostrophes to the utmost: fo’c·'sle!
Where I’m from it sounds like “fuxle”, or indeed “fucks’ll”.