Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agoI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themmessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down113
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themXeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·7 months 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-down1·7 months 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-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoSo the answer for 18 across was aaaa?
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoYep, the whole crossword puzzle is like that.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoThe fear of long words is called “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.”
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months 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
So the answer for 18 across was aaaa?
Yep, the whole crossword puzzle is like that.
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The fear of long words is called “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.”
That’s awefull and hilarious at the same time!