2006-09-11 00:10:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Thome cruel perthon.
2006-09-11 00:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word is pronounced "lithp". It's just one of those things, just like a nightjar is not a jar. The word comes from High German, but its origin seems unknown.
The word can stand for "list processing", in which case the question turns on how the "s" got into "list". According to Merriam Webster, the word comes from the same root as "lust" - from Old English "lust", meaning "desire". It makes me wonder what's desirable about a list of things to do or about a ship leaning to one side, or about programming in a language where (+ 2 2) equates to 4.
2006-09-11 07:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by alnitaka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's an Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia –noun 1. the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
2. a word so formed.
3. Rhetoric. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
2006-09-11 07:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by Catmmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hahaha! I know! I always wondered about that.
There's some history on it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp
2006-09-11 07:12:16 · answer #4 · answered by trash1ey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called onomatopeoia
2006-09-11 07:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*sticks hands in pockets* *bows head* *shuffles feet slowly back and forth* mmmm okay ... I'll take the blame for it ... can I have a cookie now?
2006-09-11 07:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by Zenas Walter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must of been a politician.
2006-09-11 07:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahhhahahaha
2006-09-13 09:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by fuguee.rm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG .You so right. I have no idea.
2006-09-11 07:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by eva b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I LOOOOVE THAT SAYIN LOL
2006-09-11 07:12:59 · answer #10 · answered by a_montana_chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋