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Thread Humorously Defines Yankee Candle's Stages of Abstraction

Who knew semiotics could be funny
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15+ Misguided Notions From the Minds of Dumb Children

Wow.
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Funny language fails | Closed Due personal Circumcisions Apologies any Inconvenience caused | RESPECT ARE-COUNTRY SPEAK ENGLISH

Language Fails Filled With Facepalm

D'oh
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Insightful Tumblr Thread Breaks Down Meanings Of Different Figures Of Speech

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Funny Facebook posts that demonstrate how strange translations from English into other languages can be | English: Monday Polish: English: stop this Polish: The Day After The Day You Do Nothing On 9

Literal Translations That Prove Language Is Illogical

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3 Incredible Acting Feats That Deserve Their Own Awards

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Revelatory Thread Inspires Lightbulb Moments About Where Words And Phrases Actually Come From

If there’s one thing we can all agree on from years of speaking, reading and writing, it’s that the English language seems to operate in the most mysterious of ways. Between all the archaic grammatical rules and words that are a mishmash of several other different tongues, it’s a wonder non-native speakers manage to understand what we’re saying half of the time. As well as this, it means that we often don’t fully understand where the phrases we use originally come from. It is a topic which has …
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Tumblr user explains how Tolkein used his extensive knowledge of linguistics to make details in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit | mirkwoodest One ballsiest things Tolkien ever did write 473k words about some hobbits called frodo, sam, merry, and pippin and then write appendices their names are actually maura, ban, kali, and razal, mirkwoodest

Tumblr User Expounds Tolkien's Wonderful Nerdery

He really got into it.
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An enlightening Tumblr post about dyslexia friendly fonts.

An Enlightening Tumblr Thread On Dyslexia Friendly Fonts

Good old Comic Sans.
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A funny Tumblr thread about a summer camp book that ends up inspiring funny translation fails.

Tumblr Thread: A Summer Camp Book Inspires Translation Fails

The English language is weird.
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A Twitter thread about a guy making an assumption about his classmate always saving him a desk.

Guy's Pure Twitter Thread Is Lesson In Not Judging People

Solid friendship origin story.
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Irish Shepherd's Accent Is Absolutely Immense

Yeah, what he said.
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Latino Coworkers Don't Realize Woman Can Understand Their Nasty Gossiping| thumbnail text - Posted by u/FastManner8680 1 day ago 2 + AITA For Not Disclosing To My Coworkers That I Understand Them? Not the A-hole

Latino Coworkers Don't Realize Woman Can Understand Their Nasty Gossiping

Don't judge a book by its cover
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Inventive Failures Of The English Language

It kinda makes sense.
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Viggo Mortensen Cooly Speaking Seven Languages

What a stud.
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Scottish Streamer Realizes He Is Incapable Of Saying "Purple Burglar Alarm"

She sells seashells by the purple burglar alarm.
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