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English is a strange language. (lemmy.ml)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25626225

I know no other languages, so i guess Im just gonna have to roll with it.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autological_word

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I guess these examples would be heterological.

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