BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-squaremessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square94fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNob and Knob are spelled the same, and I feel like you could use them interchangeably. Hit someone with a Gnob and they’ll look at you funny
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAs written words they have distinct meanings I think - with the exception of a class of people (nobs) the word is always with a K for all other uses. I’m gonna start calling people “gnobs” from now on to muddy the issue.
Nob and Knob are spelled the same, and I feel like you could use them interchangeably.
Hit someone with a Gnob and they’ll look at you funny
As written words they have distinct meanings I think - with the exception of a class of people (nobs) the word is always with a K for all other uses. I’m gonna start calling people “gnobs” from now on to muddy the issue.