@merari42@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoHowdy, Y'all fellow americans!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down127
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minus-square@mPony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agostill strange to see “welp” has integrated into communication in this way. Well is a word (a place to get water, and how you can be described while getting it) Whelp is a word (the act of birthing adorable canines)
minus-square@AlotOfReading@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•11 months ago“welp” isn’t related to whelping. It’s a way to write the word “well” when it’s used as an interjection (meaning it has no definition). The word is often pronounced with a terminal -p and people started writing the letter in text.
still strange to see “welp” has integrated into communication in this way.
Well is a word (a place to get water, and how you can be described while getting it)
Whelp is a word (the act of birthing adorable canines)
“welp” isn’t related to whelping. It’s a way to write the word “well” when it’s used as an interjection (meaning it has no definition). The word is often pronounced with a terminal -p and people started writing the letter in text.