Some Words Sound Funny
It is the day before the whine party. PG had a nifty exchange in a comment thread, which shows for the thousandth time the silliness of conservatism. It will make a splendid post some day.
Alas, before that haggle of hypocrisy haha hit the whoha, PG checked in on TwentyTwoWords. The subject today is “10 normal words that sound funny when you think about them too long.” This is much more fun.
The original ten words are buffalo, clump, dribble, morsel, people, rattle, shampoo, smock, wasps, wool.
The comments add blog, canker, Cool Whip, duty, gesundheit, forehead, goiter, machete, problem, scissors, soap, trouser and umbrella. In the case of wasps and goiter, the word may be funny, but the reality is not. Got a problem?
One commenter who pays attention added : “Last week for this very reason I had to run spell check on the word “been” because it appeared too absurd to be possible.
FWIW, Ed Clowney, former president of Westminster Seminary, maintained that this effect was at the root of much Eastern mysticism. Persevere Perserverate on any word and the discursive part of our brain would be thrown into neutral and what he called the intuitive would take over, leading some to believe they had become one with the universe.” Uh Hummmmmmmmmmmmm.
And, as obituary readers know, many people have funny sounding names. It is considered rude to laugh.
Chamblee54 
Chamblee:
Just in case you didn’t see my follow up over at 22–
perseverate: continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point
–perseverate \-*se-v*-*r*t\ intransitive
(Not sure Clowney used that term though. I learned it from the mental health field.)
Thank you.
Both Perserverate and Persevere sound funny, not to mention vaguely naughty.
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