As someone who genuinely is fascinated by language, this is my favorite post of the day.
Language is cool because finally, after millions of years of evolution, we can take a step back and actually say "holy shit, what the fuck."
Submitted 1 month ago by LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
especially if you step back on a Lego brick
faltryka@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is a fantastic shower thought!
TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Allero@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Related shower thought: does the Pope excrete holy shit? May it all be in the Vatican all along?
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Words are the framework of ideas. That’s why it’s important to read good shit! 😅
Laristal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
In a similar vein, this is the second time today I had a chance to reference this quote on the nature of language from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett.
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad.
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)