Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themmessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down111
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themXeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 month agoYou think that’s fucked? The inability to pronounce “R” is called Rhotacism. If you have it you’re literally unable to say the name of it
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 month agoRelevant XKCD 18 across says “every third letter in the word for “inability to visualise””. You’d need to figure out what word this is, and then visualise every third letter of it. Which you can’t do if you have it! The word is Aphantasia
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThe fear of long words is called “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.”
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThat’s awefull and hilarious at the same time!
You think that’s fucked?
The inability to pronounce “R” is called Rhotacism.
If you have it you’re literally unable to say the name of it
Relevant XKCD
18 across says “every third letter in the word for “inability to visualise””.
You’d need to figure out what word this is, and then visualise every third letter of it. Which you can’t do if you have it!
The word is
Aphantasia
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The fear of long words is called “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.”
That’s awefull and hilarious at the same time!