Gonzako@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoStatistically unlikelylemmy.worldimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1889arrow-down15
arrow-up1884arrow-down1imageStatistically unlikelylemmy.worldGonzako@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareericwdhs@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-224 hours agoI didn’t miss it. It just doesn’t cleanly fit into this framework (imagine it as a square table instead of a list): Horror + -ble = horrible (bad) Horror + -ific = horrific (bad) Terror + -ble = terrible (bad) Terror + -ific = terrific (good)
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-223 hours agoI’m suggesting we need a terrid and it should have something to do with, um, fish. no! whales! they’re so afraid of dirt they went back to the sea
minus-squareericwdhs@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoGenius! Also, did you know “whale” comes from “large sea fish?” Ridiculous. Another one for the list.
I didn’t miss it. It just doesn’t cleanly fit into this framework (imagine it as a square table instead of a list):
Horror + -ble = horrible (bad)
Horror + -ific = horrific (bad)
Terror + -ble = terrible (bad)
Terror + -ific = terrific (good)
I’m suggesting we need a terrid and it should have something to do with, um, fish. no! whales! they’re so afraid of dirt they went back to the sea
Genius! Also, did you know “whale” comes from “large sea fish?” Ridiculous. Another one for the list.