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[–] olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 106 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I like how fox stays the same.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like how pond is backwards.

[–] degen@midwest.social 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Eirrv is such a better word for river that I'm retconning the English language

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

Feels like some new age Sindarin. I’m here for it tbh.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i wonder how many words are like that

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

If you're on this sub, this is a good programming exercise for you if you're interested. I'm sure there are plenty of large lists of words in English, that should provide all the data needed.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wish there were a free database of words to answer that question. :(