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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (9 children)

It's spelled "psych" for fucks sake!

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Always. It's short for 'psychological trick'.

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, and Psyche means soul, and is a greek word. If you're going to be pedantic about language then at least be as correct as you can be.

I wouldn't say her soul or animating spirit has been tricked here— that would make no sense. "Sike" is a word now, and it has a very specific and narrow meaning. Just like Psyche now means something totally different that it originally did. Language EVOLVES.

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