+170 We pronounce dizzy and busy in roughly the same way but we pronounce dizziness and business in totally different ways, amirite?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

To be fair, the word you should be comparing is busyness, however there is no reason why it shouldn't be dizzyness.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Realistically, the word should have had been bizniz.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You're comparing the wrong words. Try busyness, as in "despite what boomers think busyness is not a virtue in and of itself."

by Anonymous 1 year ago

"Quick! Make with the busyness. Here comes the boss."

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Today I learned I didn't know busyness existed

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No? Unless you mean business as in an establishment, but that's unrelated

by Anonymous 1 year ago

it's somewhat related, based on the etymology of the word

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Well, you're right, but it's not a fair comparison haha

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I imagine business originally came into being as someone saying busy-ness and it just evolved over time. I'll actually occasionally talk about how busy I am using that phrasing.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

yeah lookup business etymology, you'll find that info exactly

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The way you made me say business just now was horrendous.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

haha I made the same mistake while writing it

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Horrindiness.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Thats what makes english tough to learn

by Anonymous 1 year ago

yeah, you learn the rules in a month then keep learning the exceptions for the rest of your life haha

by Anonymous 1 year ago

"Tough" is a good example. OUGH sounds like "uff" here, but think about all the different ways OUGH can sound: "oo" through, "aaw" bought, "ow" bough, "off" cough.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You're comparing the wrong words, this doesn't make sense

by Anonymous 1 year ago

yeah I was wrong

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Thank you, fellow linguistics enthusiast. You have enlightened my busyness with your dizzyness.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Wait until you hear about glizzyness

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Coz english is a funny language. ...😂💀

by Anonymous 1 year ago

English is the best language God damn I love America

by Anonymous 1 year ago