language X hasno Y thereforelanguage Xspeakerscannotcomprehend YbadIPA(word) has notranslation inEnglish but itmeans (Englishtranslation)language X has adifferent root for(word) than otherlanguages? WHATWACKINESSparrotsanddolphinslanguage Xis the mostdifficultlanguagewriting =speakinglinguists =grammarnazis"Africandialects""Chinese"dialects ="impureversion" oflanguagesSapir-Whorfslangruinslanguagepuritylanguage A +language B =language Cthereforelanguage C isn'ta languagethe absenceof (concept)makes alanguage"rational"languageprocessing= languageproduction"flexible/efficientlanguage" =flexible/efficientpeoplethe presenceof (concept)makes alanguage"rational"etymologicalfallacyfolketymologylinguists=polyglotsLanguages Xand Y arerelated becauseof superficialcommonality ZprescriptivismWHAT AWACKYPHONEME!language X hasno Y thereforelanguage Xspeakerscannotcomprehend YbadIPA(word) has notranslation inEnglish but itmeans (Englishtranslation)language X has adifferent root for(word) than otherlanguages? WHATWACKINESSparrotsanddolphinslanguage Xis the mostdifficultlanguagewriting =speakinglinguists =grammarnazis"Africandialects""Chinese"dialects ="impureversion" oflanguagesSapir-Whorfslangruinslanguagepuritylanguage A +language B =language Cthereforelanguage C isn'ta languagethe absenceof (concept)makes alanguage"rational"languageprocessing= languageproduction"flexible/efficientlanguage" =flexible/efficientpeoplethe presenceof (concept)makes alanguage"rational"etymologicalfallacyfolketymologylinguists=polyglotsLanguages Xand Y arerelated becauseof superficialcommonality ZprescriptivismWHAT AWACKYPHONEME!

Bad Linguistics BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. language X has no Y therefore language X speakers cannot comprehend Y
  2. bad IPA
  3. (word) has no translation in English but it means (English translation)
  4. language X has a different root for (word) than other languages? WHAT WACKINESS
  5. parrots and dolphins
  6. language X is the most difficult language
  7. writing = speaking
  8. linguists = grammar nazis
  9. "African dialects"
  10. "Chinese"
  11. dialects = "impure version" of languages
  12. Sapir-Whorf
  13. slang ruins language purity
  14. language A + language B = language C therefore language C isn't a language
  15. the absence of (concept) makes a language "rational"
  16. language processing = language production
  17. "flexible/efficient language" = flexible/efficient people
  18. the presence of (concept) makes a language "rational"
  19. etymological fallacy
  20. folk etymology
  21. linguists = polyglots
  22. Languages X and Y are related because of superficial commonality Z
  23. prescriptivism
  24. WHAT A WACKY PHONEME!