Just a reminder. Either consonant will do.
February 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Just a reminder. Either consonant will do.
Naming my cat Rich but beating people with a tire iron if they don’t pronounce the ch as a Xhosa aspirated click consonant.
September 24, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Naming my cat Rich but beating people with a tire iron if they don’t pronounce the ch as a Xhosa aspirated click consonant.
🚨 🚨 🚨 New (5) With Vowel-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel Pattern Just Dropped 🚨 🚨 🚨
March 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨 🚨 🚨 New (5) With Vowel-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel Pattern Just Dropped 🚨 🚨 🚨
“Science and democracy have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other.”
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
February 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Science and democracy have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other.”
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
It began as a stylistic ‘swash’ variant of the letter 'I' to represent a consonant sound.
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
March 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It began as a stylistic ‘swash’ variant of the letter 'I' to represent a consonant sound.
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
... or consonant-heavy. Vowel-heavy languages will tend to have more syllables. In consonant-heavy languages like English & German, you get words with consonant clusters, like "splat" or "schnitzel." These words would sound off if they showed up in, say, Japanese.
This is your language's character!
This is your language's character!
October 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
... or consonant-heavy. Vowel-heavy languages will tend to have more syllables. In consonant-heavy languages like English & German, you get words with consonant clusters, like "splat" or "schnitzel." These words would sound off if they showed up in, say, Japanese.
This is your language's character!
This is your language's character!
Particularly because that SOB Ira Glass always gets in because of his perfect for fill, vowel-consonant-vowel name.
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Particularly because that SOB Ira Glass always gets in because of his perfect for fill, vowel-consonant-vowel name.
they are similar but they are NOT the same consonant
September 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
they are similar but they are NOT the same consonant
Kusunda consonant ablaut!
October 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Kusunda consonant ablaut!
I cannot support RFK Jr. I can't even pronounce it. Five consonant cluster.
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I cannot support RFK Jr. I can't even pronounce it. Five consonant cluster.
i feel like the same mfer that made "dyslexia" hard to read was the same smartass that put an 's' in "lisp" and a repeated consonant sound in "stutter"
truly sinister shit
truly sinister shit
June 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i feel like the same mfer that made "dyslexia" hard to read was the same smartass that put an 's' in "lisp" and a repeated consonant sound in "stutter"
truly sinister shit
truly sinister shit
Attack this week the way Christoph Waltz attacks consonant sounds
March 11, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Attack this week the way Christoph Waltz attacks consonant sounds
Clarence Thomas: "it is entirely consonant with our nation's history and traditions, and thus the concept of ordered liberty."
July 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Clarence Thomas: "it is entirely consonant with our nation's history and traditions, and thus the concept of ordered liberty."
Susie Dent will receive a CBE from the King at Windsor Castle today and I reckon the strategy would be to ask for another consonant next.
December 10, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Susie Dent will receive a CBE from the King at Windsor Castle today and I reckon the strategy would be to ask for another consonant next.
For all that their language contains a lot of apostrophes, colons, and dashes, consonant clusters are quite rare.
Vowel clusters are rare, but consonant clusters, I think, do not appear at all. One of the only consonant clusters that I can think of that they wouldn't have trouble with is rhythm. 🧵
Vowel clusters are rare, but consonant clusters, I think, do not appear at all. One of the only consonant clusters that I can think of that they wouldn't have trouble with is rhythm. 🧵
October 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
For all that their language contains a lot of apostrophes, colons, and dashes, consonant clusters are quite rare.
Vowel clusters are rare, but consonant clusters, I think, do not appear at all. One of the only consonant clusters that I can think of that they wouldn't have trouble with is rhythm. 🧵
Vowel clusters are rare, but consonant clusters, I think, do not appear at all. One of the only consonant clusters that I can think of that they wouldn't have trouble with is rhythm. 🧵
This is consonant with research that shows doing conservative lite may encourage people to go all in on conservative candidates: bsky.app/profile/chan...
These RCT results (via Swayable) get at the big problem. The right wing immigration ads Dems ran both built public support for the ICE nightmare we are living now, AND were politically disastrous, showing clear backfire on candidate choice questions. They made voters want to vote for Trump.
May 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This is consonant with research that shows doing conservative lite may encourage people to go all in on conservative candidates: bsky.app/profile/chan...
My five year-old’s homework includes identifying consonant-vowel-consonant words (like “jet” or “bag”) based on pictures.
I am stumped what this one could be. (“Hen” already appears on the sheet.)
I am stumped what this one could be. (“Hen” already appears on the sheet.)
March 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My five year-old’s homework includes identifying consonant-vowel-consonant words (like “jet” or “bag”) based on pictures.
I am stumped what this one could be. (“Hen” already appears on the sheet.)
I am stumped what this one could be. (“Hen” already appears on the sheet.)
Any word with a set of double consonants and a single consonant that might look like it needs to be a double consonant
Resurrection
Recommendation
Varrati
Resurrection
Recommendation
Varrati
What word is your spelling nemesis?
This is a safe space.
This is a safe space.
April 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Any word with a set of double consonants and a single consonant that might look like it needs to be a double consonant
Resurrection
Recommendation
Varrati
Resurrection
Recommendation
Varrati
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I feel as if Polish, Serbian, Croatian, etcetera, consonant-heavy languages and consonant-cluster-heavy languages would, as a whole, be very difficult for the vowel-loving speakers of Kirrhin, and those languages evolved from it. 🧵
I feel as if Polish, Serbian, Croatian, etcetera, consonant-heavy languages and consonant-cluster-heavy languages would, as a whole, be very difficult for the vowel-loving speakers of Kirrhin, and those languages evolved from it. 🧵
#Conlangity Day 3
Congratulations, you survived Phonemes Day! But we're still not done establishing the basic flavor of your conlang.
Today, tell me which sounds (consonants, vowels, phoneme combos) are rare or never used in this language, or would be hard for native speakers to pronounce.
Congratulations, you survived Phonemes Day! But we're still not done establishing the basic flavor of your conlang.
Today, tell me which sounds (consonants, vowels, phoneme combos) are rare or never used in this language, or would be hard for native speakers to pronounce.
![Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game:
DAY 3
[SOUNDS] What are some sounds & sound combos that rarely or never show up in your language? Are there any consonant clusters or vowel variations that would sound "off" or be difficult to pronounce for speakers of this language?
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October 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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I feel as if Polish, Serbian, Croatian, etcetera, consonant-heavy languages and consonant-cluster-heavy languages would, as a whole, be very difficult for the vowel-loving speakers of Kirrhin, and those languages evolved from it. 🧵
I feel as if Polish, Serbian, Croatian, etcetera, consonant-heavy languages and consonant-cluster-heavy languages would, as a whole, be very difficult for the vowel-loving speakers of Kirrhin, and those languages evolved from it. 🧵
“Omg my AI employee is a total smoke show” is entirely consonant with what we know about Henry Blodget from court documents
April 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Omg my AI employee is a total smoke show” is entirely consonant with what we know about Henry Blodget from court documents
The reason Chanukah is the superior spelling is that you don't have to remember, as in the other one, which consonant gets doubled.
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The reason Chanukah is the superior spelling is that you don't have to remember, as in the other one, which consonant gets doubled.
That’s too many vowels, and only one consonant sound voiced
October 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
That’s too many vowels, and only one consonant sound voiced
meaning aside this is a satisfying sentence to read in terms of its rhythm and variation of consonant and vowel emphasis
September 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
meaning aside this is a satisfying sentence to read in terms of its rhythm and variation of consonant and vowel emphasis