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beth (defunct)@bethposting4/11/2024, 4:15 AM

haplology is a word that means "deleting one of two near-identical syllables"

alternate form: haplogy

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catastrophically yearning transfem-like lanky kong@lankyfromnowonbutprobablynot4/11/2024, 4:51 AM

I thought, "wait those are the same syllable", and then realized this is probably why the IPA exists, and then I didn't want to think about it anymore

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