___ wrote on August 14, 2023 at 1:14 AM

this is because enkephalin is derived directly from greek (εγκέφαλος) whereas encephalitis is derived from the (new) latinized "encephalon" (which is derived from the greek)

however even if greek weren't involved here you would still have the same problem because "c" in classical latin is generally pronounced as /k/ whereas in ecclesiastical (church) latin it is usually pronounced /t͡ʃ/. a good example of this most people know about is the 2 pronunciations of "Caesar". another medical example is the class of cephalosporin antibiotics, some people pronounce it with /s/ and some with /k/

and of course just to make it worse the latin and greek terms for something are often completely different and are both used for different derived words. like ren/nephros for the kidney (whence both "renal" and "nephritis"), pulmo/pneumonas (whence "pulmonary" and "pneumonectomy"), diaphragma/phren, etc. (actually both of these are greek terms for the same thing lol)

___ wrote on July 16, 2023 at 10:34 AM

Reply to There is no answer. by flabberghaster

Why?

___ wrote on July 14, 2023 at 10:45 AM

Reply to comment by flabberghaster in how can they call it the "secret service"? i mean, everyone knows about them, right? by yenguardian

you wouldn't get it 🤭

___ wrote on July 11, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Reply to I'm imagining someone with a very large head by 500poundsofnothing

political caricature type build

___ OP wrote on July 7, 2023 at 11:15 AM

Reply to comment by twovests in i want to scream but ive lost my voice by ___

no i still can’t talk 😔

___ OP wrote on July 5, 2023 at 9:58 AM

Reply to comment by flabberghaster in i want to scream but ive lost my voice by ___

yeah

___ OP wrote on July 4, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Reply to i want to scream but ive lost my voice by ___

update they gave me a bottle of dequalinium dichloride in hydrogenated castor oil but i dont think this will help me scream

___ OP wrote on July 2, 2023 at 2:51 PM (edited on July 2, 2023 at 2:51 PM)

Reply to comment by neku in i am in an aeroplane by ___

it happened to me again last night ... im in the middle of europe .... 😭

___ OP wrote on June 28, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Reply to comment by neku in i am in an aeroplane by ___

u ever have ppl clap when they land lol

___ wrote on June 26, 2023 at 1:56 PM

Reply to when the cat im catsitting shits in my cats' box, and my cats shit in his, that is basically the feline equivalent of collecting streetpasses by emma

catshitting

___ wrote on June 25, 2023 at 6:06 PM (edited on June 25, 2023 at 6:17 PM)

Reply to this is a real company that exists, apparently by emma

it doesn’t help that Ass is the German word for the playing card (Ace) so there are all sorts of things called Ass ostensibly to demonstrate superiority. like this security alarm company called ASS, and this engineering firm called ASS and a cleaning company called ASS that has signs all over the place here, and also this playing card trademark called ASS

and also ASS is the abbreviation for aspirin lol. when used as an anticoagulant (lowest dose) the generic name is THROMBO-ASS which is just…. really unfortunate

it's even the abbreviation for autism spectrum disorder (Autismusspektrumstörung) :/