nifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1248arrow-down1imageAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldnifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoOnomatopoeia is itself an onomatopoeia because that’s the sound it makes when you say the word.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThat’s how most words work though?
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·2 years agoNot in fucking english lol
minus-squareFlihpFlorp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoWelll my friend Tony goes by the nickname Ptoniegh, so he can probably back you up
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agodeleted by creator
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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