Mildly Interesting

26164 readers

20 users here now

This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

Just post some stuff and don't spam.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

587

Autological words (media.piefed.world)

submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

45 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This is a setup for someone to ponder if the word "nonautological" is an autological word or not.

It is a one word encapsulation of the same paradox created by the phrase "this sentence is false."

[–] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

So if it isn't, does that mean nonautological is nonautological? Which makes it autological again?

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

"I'm going to go ahead and say that's true" - Wheatley

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

It would be a Grellingian Word