NoFap

  1. Welcome to NoFap! We have disabled new forum accounts from being registered for the time being. In the meantime, you can join our weekly accountability groups.
    Dismiss Notice

Words that sound dumb but are actual Words

Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by gsherman100, Sep 22, 2021.

  1. Sep 22, 2021 #1
    gsherman100

    gsherman100 Fapstronaut

    48
    218
    33
    Monies: plural for money.

    Saw this in a post on a vending machine at work. Had to Google it to see if it was an actual word
     
    gsherman100, Sep 22, 2021
    gsherman100, Sep 22, 2021
    #1
  2. Sep 22, 2021 #2
    GotCaught

    GotCaught Fapstronaut

    661
    3,908
    123
    My Journal
    Dumb sounds dumb but is a word.
    Sorry for the bad joke
     
    GotCaught, Sep 22, 2021
    GotCaught, Sep 22, 2021
    #2
    HelperX, Perseverance 16, determined99 and 2 others like this.
  3. Sep 22, 2021 #3
    Deleted Account

    Deleted Account Guest

    Fiduciary
     
    Deleted Account, Sep 22, 2021
    Deleted Account, Sep 22, 2021
    #3
  4. Sep 23, 2021 #4
    fishfoody

    fishfoody Fapstronaut

    101
    221
    43
    Money is uncountable noun so it doesn't have plural form. Monies is just the erronous form that some people use and somehow got added in dictionary.

    This concludes that if you use a word often enough it will eventually become a thing
     
    fishfoody, Sep 23, 2021
    fishfoody, Sep 23, 2021
    #4
    gsherman100 likes this.
  5. Sep 24, 2021 #5
    fredisthebes

    fredisthebes Fapstronaut

    1,192
    1,614
    143
    A common enough word, especially here in England: "queue".
    Sounds fine, but that spelling...
     
    fredisthebes, Sep 24, 2021
    fredisthebes, Sep 24, 2021
    #5
    gsherman100 likes this.
  6. Sep 24, 2021 #6
    gsherman100

    gsherman100 Fapstronaut

    48
    218
    33
    I thought as much when I first read it. It just sounds too fucking dumb.

    After work that day I decided to look it up in a few dictionaries I have at home and couldn't find it. I did a little bit more research and found out exactly what you just stated. I find it a little alarming really. There are lots of people who just Google something and believe its true when its not including myself. Well now I know to dig a little deeper.
     
    gsherman100, Sep 24, 2021
    gsherman100, Sep 24, 2021
    #6
  7. Sep 24, 2021 #7
    gsherman100

    gsherman100 Fapstronaut

    48
    218
    33
    Gardyloo: a warning people used to yell out thier window in Edinburgh before throwing out thier slop buckets and what not.
     
    gsherman100, Sep 24, 2021
    gsherman100, Sep 24, 2021
    #7
    PrioritySystem likes this.

Share This Page