r/comics MUY Feb 27 '26

OC- More in Webtoons Bible Study [OC]

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u/Lord_Mikal Feb 27 '26

Its psych. Please, for the love of God, will one comic artist on Reddit use the correct fucking word.

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u/xv_boney Feb 27 '26

Semantic shift has permutated the spelling of the word. 'Sike' is listed as an alternative form of "psyche" in the dictionary. Not joking.

Also the informal 'sike' works better for a joke like this, as it underlines the ... well, informality of the situation.

Semanitic shift is a bitch, but it happens constantly, its how language evolves, which is generally a good thing.

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u/MuyHiram MUY Feb 27 '26

I thought of using "psych", it didn't look right.

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u/wolfgang784 Feb 27 '26

Ive totally seen "sike" used waaaaaaay more in this context so I honestly thought it was correct lol. I def would have thought seeing "psych" there looked odd just because I don't think ive ever seen it used that way in written form.

If enough of us keep using it wrong, it'll eventually become correct, lol.

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u/Lord_Mikal Feb 27 '26

The fact that you knew better and did it anyway causes pain in the depths of my soul. I do enjoy the series. Thank you for your work.

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u/therealpdrake Feb 28 '26

It looks right and it is right. Please don't contribute to the degradation of language. We're already on a fast track to Idiocracy.

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u/InterestBear62 Feb 27 '26

I came here to say just that. WTF is "sike" ?