Binette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down13
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI think the pronunciation, specifically the blending of the end of “upside” and beginning of “down”, turns it into one of those compound words that your brain interprets as an independent word, rather than a combination of its composite parts.
I think the pronunciation, specifically the blending of the end of “upside” and beginning of “down”, turns it into one of those compound words that your brain interprets as an independent word, rather than a combination of its composite parts.