Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months 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 · 4 months agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareBlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months 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-squareFewerWheelslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoIt uses apostrophes to the utmost: fo’c·'sle!
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months 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”.