Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1993arrow-down18
arrow-up1985arrow-down1imageWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square168fedilink
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoetymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
minus-squareno banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIn Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s
minus-squarethefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSwede caveman sailor 1: What that? Swede caveman sailor 2: is land Swede caveman sailor 1: ö … You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…
etymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
The i of Oahu? Pen i?
In Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s
Swede caveman sailor 1: What that?
Swede caveman sailor 2: is land
Swede caveman sailor 1: ö
…
You’re welcome, I’ve made all of us dumber…