jpett84 t1_j6o2qq0 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:22 PM

Reply to The word 'Crisps' has a questionable number of syllables. by SANCTIMONY_METER

I think vowels play a part in syllables. Sense 'crisps' only has one vowel, it has only one syllable.

jpett84 t1_j6o274f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:19 PM

Reply to There's a perception that you can't just invent a word, and yet hundreds of thousands of them have been invented by pufballcat

Here's another shower thought: Language is just an evolved form of babbling. In fact you can probably call it babbling in a way that it is taught to other people.

jpett84 t1_j6o1lo8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Reply to Adoption is the 'skip intro' button for parenting. by thedbm

Some people can't even get the intro if they can't conceal children. Honestly pretty sad if you think about it when people have some kind of problem with their reproductive system and so they can't have biological children.