rainaramsay:

ms-demeanor:

queenrinacat:

brainstatic:

Everyone’s like “those Germans have a word for everything” but English has a word for tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.

English has a lot more words created for very specific phenomena! It’s not just rick-rolling. Language is always evolving and it’s super interesting! Here’s a list of hyper-specific/untranslatable words in English.

This happens a lot with compound words in particular. Seriously, the construction of English compound words is so fascinating; just what you’d expect from a mongrel creole fucked-up language. And here are some more English-Specific verbs.

This is either going to be the most wonderfully educational post I’ve seen all night, or else this is five (5) links to the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.

lesbiananabray:

greensungnostic:

lesbiananabray:

lesbiananabray:

i saw hewwo in voice chat because

it either instantly aggros all allies or i get a returning chorus of “HEWWO??? AWE YOU THEWE?” from all cursed friends who are immune to the aggro effects of hewwo

either way it gets everyone’s attention immediately

“Hewwo?” Cantrip. Instant. Verbal component. Duration one minute, no concentration. Upon casting, everyone in hearing range rolls a will save. On a failed save they immediately become hostile to the caster. Anyone else with this cantrip does not need to make the save and can also cast Hewwo as a free action on everyone previously affected. Instead of repeating the will save, each person affected by the original Hewwo immediately gets advantage on melee attacks and strength checks, and disadvantage on concentration, ranged attacks, charisma checks, and dexterity checks for the duration. 

“Hewwo?” Cantwip. Instant. Vewbaw component. Duwation of one minute, no concentwation. Upon casting, evewyone in heawing wange wolls a wiww save. On a failed save they immediatewy become hostiwe to the castew. Anyone ewse with this cantwip does not need to make the save and can awso cast Hewwo as a fwee action on evewyone pweviouswy affected. Instead of wepeating the wiww save, each pewson affected by the owiginaw Hewwo immediatewy gets advantage on mewee attacks and stwength checks, and disadvantage on concentwation, wanged attacks, chawisma checks, and dextewity checks fow the duwation.

I hate this thank you