Paddle up to the souq in my umiaq looking to buy some yaqona for a handful of qindar
List of English words containing Q not followed by U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_containing_Q_not_followed_by_U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_containing_Q_not_followed_by_U
Paddle up to the souq in my umiaq looking to buy some yaqona for a handful of qindar
17 Comments
Drusas@fedia.io · 30 pts · 309d
Not a single one of those examples is an English-language word. They are all loanwords, with the exception of two proper nouns and an example of archaic spelling which hasn't been used in centuries.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 309d
When does a loanword become native? Single, example, language, exception, proper, use, and century are all words that came from French.
Eheran@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 308d
It becomes a "normal" word when people use it. All these words are essentially not used at all.
BigPotato@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 308d
Burqa is used all the time.
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 308d
Jelq is widely known too, at least it is amongt my friend group...
silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 308d
The word "souq" has seen use in English since the 19th century. Currently, it's used more than the word "insectile". If "insectile" can count as English, "souq" would as well. Besides, we can use the word "bazaar" in English, so why not "souq"?
MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website · 3 pts · 308d
Did you miss “tranq”, short for tranquilizer? It’s pretty native and modern sounding right? That being said ya the list is disappointing
Eheran@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 309d
Most of what I saw was specifically NOT an English word but a word from some other language....?!
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 309d
Or brand names, or initialisms. Or literally the letter "Q" itself. All there just to bulk out the list to actually be long enough to have to scroll.
These guys must suck at Scrabble.
Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 309d
They're probably great at Scrabble if they use the official rules because the official rules allow a lot of "words" which really are not English words.
Signtist@bookwyr.me · 5 pts · 309d
Yeah, the word "qi" is a legitimate word in Scrabble, and my family learning that fact marked the end of me having fun playing Scrabble with them. Once it stops being about expanding your vocabulary and spelling, and starts being about maximizing points with words you only know because they're useful in the game, it becomes a lot less interesting.
snooggums@piefed.world · 3 pts · 309d
English speakers: "Our words."
Tranq is the only one I have ever seen written out.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 309d
Abe that is just shooter for tranquilizer
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 309d
*Our words, qomrade.
blarghly@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 308d
I see you recently lost in Scrabble
silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 308d
When I'm desperate to spell something in Word Play
w00t@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 306d
They forgot to add 'qbittorrent'