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A friend of mine simply forgot the term thirsty and told me he felt the urge to drink. We kept that one too.

djmips 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Toddlers are great for inventing phrases. Like Eating Store for restaurant.

That is a way better term than restaurant

	▲	chillingeffect 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I sometimes call my hamper the "clothes garbage." :) There's actually a subreddit for these terms... can't remember atm.

havermeyer 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It makes me think of the how "I have thirst" is the literal translation from the French for "I'm thirsty."

Suppafly 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

>It makes me think of the how "I have thirst" is the literal translation from the French for "I'm thirsty."

That's how those sorts of phrases work in German too.

dirtyhippiefree 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There’s power in not allowing a need to define you.

“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me.

	▲	Suppafly 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		>“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me. If that sort of thing is useful for you, go for it, but I'm also leery of these attempts to redefine language when they involve larger campaigns. Most people don't consider "I'm X" to define them when it comes to other concepts and honestly it seems like it could be helpful to consider such things are part of your identity. I'm black/autistic/diabetic/etc puts in a larger community. It doesn't define who you are overall, but does give you some sense that one of your attributes is shared with others.

Same in Spanish. Tengo sed.

that made me feel like I wanted to start laughing!

	▲	switch007 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		I also had an urge to make my belly move in and out in a way that made a funny noise come out my mouth!