The image features a tweet from Merriam-Webster, discussing the quirks of the English language with humorous statements about specific words. The mood is light-hearted and playful.
Text in image: ‘Phonetic’ is not.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
‘Monosyllabic’ has five syllables.
Say what you will about English,
but it has a sense of humor.
my goal was to be able to gossip in spanish by my birthday. hablo espanol un poco pero entiendo mucho this is a small moment of success that makes my top 10
The image contains a text explanation about the plural forms of the words “goose” and “moose,” discussing their linguistic origins and differences. The mood is informative and educational.
Text in image: The reason that the plural of goose is geese but the plural of moose is not meese is because goose derives from an ancient Germanic word undergoing strong declension, in the pattern of foot/feet and tooth/teeth, wherein oo is mutated to ee. However ‘moose’ is a Native American word added to the English lexicon only ~400 years ago, and lacks the etymological reason to be pluralized in that way. @the.language.nerds