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sbv to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Something-mology

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Something-mology

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sbv to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35289568

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  • PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social
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    This is so dumb but I love it so much. I’m gonna create another account just to upvote this brilliant idiocy.

  • Sundray@lemmy.sdf.org
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    The fact it’s not called “antomolgoy” is a tragically wasted opportunity.

    • unphazed@lemmy.world
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      This is actually how I remember the difference. Ents for ants, ets for etc.

      • toynbee@lemmy.world
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        What do you call the study of giant sentient trees?

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          A great way to spend your weekend?

        • PineRune@lemmy.world
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          Tombomology

  • Bristlecone@lemmy.world
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    I’m totally here for the sentiment, but I think it’s just because the average person might not know one or the other of these words. They’re both pretty specific in their usage.

  • LEM 1689@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Etymologoid is something like the history of a word.

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