40 Funny Posts About Linguistics That Might Make You Realize How Silly Language Can Be

Anyone who has tried learning a second language has no doubt come to the independent realization that the way humans communicate can be pretty chaotic andabsurdat times. Why do some languages insist that chairs have genders, while others have no qualms about stringing together multiple nouns into one long monstrosity?

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RELATED:While English doesn’t assign random genders to nouns, manylanguagesacross the globe do. If you have ever attempted to learn French or Spanish as a native English speaker, you will quickly ask questions like “why do I need to know if a table is a girl?” This is a very reasonable question and you often won’t hear a reasonableanswer.Often, there is no logic behind it, besides the form the word happens to take. Most languages differentiate a noun’s gender with a suffix, and often have some other rules about pronunciation as well. Native speakers tend to not even notice how unintuitive this can be until it’s pointed out, these days, often in ameme.See Also on Bored PandaContinue reading with Bored Panda PremiumUnlimited contentAd-free browsingDark modeSubscribe nowAlready a subscriber?Sign InSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored Panda

Hilarious linguistic meme about the changing roles of horses and cars over time.

Text meme: Definition of “Antistalking,” meaning learning a person’s routine to avoid them. Humorous linguistic meme.

Two chat bubbles with a linguistic meme about the phrase “Started seeing someone” and its humorous interpretation.

While English doesn’t assign random genders to nouns, manylanguagesacross the globe do. If you have ever attempted to learn French or Spanish as a native English speaker, you will quickly ask questions like “why do I need to know if a table is a girl?” This is a very reasonable question and you often won’t hear a reasonableanswer.Often, there is no logic behind it, besides the form the word happens to take. Most languages differentiate a noun’s gender with a suffix, and often have some other rules about pronunciation as well. Native speakers tend to not even notice how unintuitive this can be until it’s pointed out, these days, often in ameme.

Often, there is no logic behind it, besides the form the word happens to take. Most languages differentiate a noun’s gender with a suffix, and often have some other rules about pronunciation as well. Native speakers tend to not even notice how unintuitive this can be until it’s pointed out, these days, often in ameme.

Street art of two men holding a frame with text: “The ‘Earth’ without ‘Art’ is just ‘Eh’.” Linguistic meme humor.

Funny linguistic meme with a humorous definition of “synonym” as a word used when you can’t spell another.

Sign with a linguistic meme joke about fast food marketing inside a restaurant setting.

Text-based linguistic meme with humorous play on words about a “mail child."

Linguistic meme about English language differences in phrases at a funeral, shared by a Facebook page.

Hilarious linguistic meme defining “Home” as a place to be ugly in peace.

Linguistic meme highlighting confusing English words like incapable, inflammable, and invaluable from Grammar YUNiversity.

Hilarious linguistic meme comparing two French novels, one with and one without unpronounced letters.

Linguistic meme featuring a runner labeled “Usain Bold” and “Usain Italic” on a track.

Linguistic meme joke about cake, gluttony, and the mathematical concept of sine with pie.

Linguistic meme with text: “At the end of the day we are all human beans. And together we will rice."

Graffiti on a wall: “Real eyes realize real lies,” showcasing a humorous linguistic meme.

Man in glasses surprised by linguistic meme about Sweden vs Denmark scoreboard letters.

Sign with text “Crocodiles do not swim here” near a lake, illustrating a hilarious linguistic meme.

Hilarious linguistic meme about the pronunciation of “cooperate."

A linguistic meme humorously defining “etc.” as “End of Thinking Capacity”.

Hilarious linguistic meme: Tweets joke about names like Soulja Boy and Adele.

“Funny linguistic meme with a sign reading ‘If you fear change, leave it here’ above a cup of coins."

Man in blue shirt looks stressed under text about linguistic meme on “Pacific Ocean” pronunciation differences.

Man in a plaid shirt with arms akimbo, capturing a humorous linguistic meme moment about Instagram confusion.

Sign with spelling error, “Please use tongues” over pastries, highlighting linguistic humor.

Linguistic meme comparing a gear shift labeled “Manual” to one with a hat labeled “Manuel."

Linguistic meme with the text: “I’ll do it ASAP / As slowly as pardonable."

Hilarious linguistic meme featuring a humorous play on words and knot joke.

Ancient warrior meme humorously depicting the Achilles heel as a typo in online arguments.

Hilarious linguistic meme about 50 Cent joke with over 839K likes.

Sign reading “Yeaman Shore” with text “Hey, can I park here?” in a humorous linguistic meme.

An old painting humorously captioned with a linguistic meme about using big words.

Linguistic meme explaining different ways to express “attention” in Spanish, French, English, and German.

Sign with the text “Please check if you flushed. Thank you!” surrounded by checkmarks, showcasing a linguistic meme.

Linguistic meme showing utensils labeled with humorously incorrect counting terms.

Linguistic meme with translations of “water” and a surprised cat’s face, shared by a Facebook page.

A smug man in historical clothing, representing a linguistic meme about correcting grammar in an argument.