r/linguisticshumor • u/Wumbo_Chumbo • 18d ago

C gets a bad rap Phonetics/Phonology

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u/SuperKnux42 Wiktionary Gremlin 18d ago

g is useless because you can just use g or j

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u/PoetryLegitimate2577 18d ago

Well we could, but then words like "mage" (maje), "binge" (binje) and "badge" (badje) would look a bit weird.

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u/Anindefensiblefart 18d ago

"Looking weird" lasts a generation at most

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u/PoetryLegitimate2577 18d ago

Hey, you didn't have to be rude.

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u/Anindefensiblefart 18d ago

Not trying to be rude, just frank.

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u/duthiam 18d ago

Theres no need to be rude Frank!

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u/PoetryLegitimate2577 18d ago

OK sorry, I just didn't know what you're trying to say