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Are names of colors also autological words if they are written in their own color?
I don’t think so, but try writing it in a color different than the color of the word to really mess with people’s head.
Is the word “heterological” homological or heterological?
If it is heterological, then it must be homological.
If it is homological, then it must be heterological.
What are you trying to do, kill robots?
None, we assumed the classification was binary, but these words are called Grellingian Words
Don’t worry, I wrote a program that can find the answer for you. It’s been running for a while though…
Maybe somebody could come up with a program to determine if my program will halt or continue forever?
The answer is 42.
The word autological is autological.
So close.
This.
Example
This is a setup for someone to ponder if the word “nonautological” is an autological word or not.
It is a one word encapsulation of the same paradox created by the phrase “this sentence is false.”
It would be a Grellingian Word
“I’m going to go ahead and say that’s true” - Wheatley
So if it isn’t, does that mean nonautological is nonautological? Which makes it autological again?
The word fuck is fucked as fuck
Huh. That makes sense.
The word onomatopoeia is an onomatopoeia because it’s derived from the sound of the word when spoken aloud
- Ken M.
Is Ken M still active anywhere?
No he died
Everywhere?
Nah, just in New Jersey
Where else is he gonna go? Detroit?
On this blessed day we are all dead everywhere
And how is it pronounced
Onomatopoeia
Sesquipedalian is autological because sesquipedalian means ‘having many syllables or using long, complex words.’
How would one pronounce that word?
sess - kwih - peh - dale - ian
Thanks.
Been one of my favorite words for a long time.
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is scary to read or remember
Huh… I had always assumed that it related to having one and a half feet/legs.
Last part is bit subjective though
Here’s the opposite:
The work calque is a loanword, and the word loanword is a calque
Nice calque
Nice calque, bro
Four
Bird is the word
Word.
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
uhm mah mao mao ba uhm mah mao mao
" Who would’ve thought " ahh fact.
logophiles when they see the word “fuckable”
