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submitted 8 months ago by orphiebaby@lemm.ee to c/general@lemmy.world

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What the heck is with the "-er" suffix?


"I'm a witcher."

"What does a witcher do?"

"I ~~create~~ ~~watch~~ ~~catch~~ ~~breed~~ ~~f***~~ hunt witches."

"I'm a birder."

"What does a birder do?"

"I ~~create~~ ~~catch~~ ~~hunt~~ ~~breed~~ ~~f***~~ watch birds."

"Actually I think several of those could apply..."


I think the confusing-ass formula is this:

A [word1]er is a [word2]er of [word1]s.

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[-] MBM 32 points 8 months ago

Isn't witcher just a word that was made up for (the English translation of) the Witcher series?

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

yes, the word wiedźmin was also made up so why not

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