Wordsday Thursday: anglo dump (and cat tax) 7th

May 29, 2025 7:29 PM

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Another little dump more or less related to linguistics, etymology, puns, grammar, and idioms.
Today, a very anglocentric one, celebrating the Frankensteins monster of languages.

You can find previous Wordsday dumps here:
https://imgur.com/a/4MYjhxp
https://imgur.com/gallery/K1XHiGJ
https://imgur.com/gallery/Ef5IxdR
https://imgur.com/gallery/nlGoqtH
https://imgur.com/gallery/idZn4fD
https://imgur.com/gallery/WTcmUTg

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Honestly? I didn't fact check this because I got a headache just reading it.

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Shit = bad
Da shit = awesome
Ain't shit = awful
Isn't shit = acceptable

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Something about apps and Apple, idk......

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Cat tax
#tbt to 10 years ago.
Lesson learned: never walk away in the middle of folding towels. Charlie loves terrycloth.

Ms. Charlotta: "So considerate to lay out this luxurious fabric for me."
Me: That towel was clean!
Ms. Charlotta: "I would certainly hope so. It would be grounds for an animal abuse prosecution if you gave me a dirty towel to lie on."

cat_tax

language

funny

mildly_interesting

memes

#1 As a Scottish man, can confirm I'm fuckin raging. Kilt on, ready to fruit bowl the bastards.

1 year ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I've seen the Buffalo sentence before. That is real. I believe six in a row is also a version, but I couldn't find that one.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#15 i know the answer reads, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” Does the first sentence have a unique way of reading it or is it just the set up for the joke?

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It had turned out that what i had had had had no effect on the fact that that fact had had an effect. Wait, is it "affect"?

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You are correct in your use of 'effect'.
In most cases, 'affect' is a verb, and 'effect' is a noun. Although there are cases when 'affect' is a noun and when 'effect' is a verb, they're much rarer. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/affect-vs-effect-usage-difference for details.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There you go, giving me another headache.

Seems correct. When it affects (verb) something, it has an effect (noun).

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*Ron Howard voice

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