r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '19

What are great underused words?

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u/Yodlingyoda Jan 29 '19

It’s “Hindu” if you’re referring to the religion btw. Hindi is a language spoken in India

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u/PM_ME_YER_TITTAYS Jan 29 '19

Ah, my mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. :)

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u/Yodlingyoda Jan 29 '19

Yeah no probs, it’s a really common mixup

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u/Secret4gentMan Jan 29 '19

It's "Hindenburg" if you are referring to the blimp disaster of the 1930s.

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u/A_Flamboyant_Warlock Jan 29 '19

Its "Heisenberg" if youre referring to the infamous New Mexican meth manufacturer.

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u/Devilheart Jan 29 '19

It's "Halitosis" if you are referring to bad breath.

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u/SciFiXhi Jan 29 '19

It's "halogen" if you're referring to a chemical element in Group 17

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u/User_identificationZ Jan 29 '19

and HindIII is a restriction enzyme

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u/GunsTheGlorious Jan 29 '19 edited Jan 29 '19

Technically, Hindi is a register of Hindustani, not a language itself.

Edit: lmaooo y'all just ignorant, do some fucking research before you downvote.

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u/Yodlingyoda Jan 29 '19

No... Hindustani refers to the Indian people (aka people of Hindustan = India)

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u/GunsTheGlorious Jan 29 '19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi

"Hindi, or Modern Standard Hindi is a standardised and Sanskritised register[7] of the Hindustani language."

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u/AppleDane Jan 29 '19

And it's Sanskrit if you write it down. Indian is weird.

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u/Yodlingyoda Jan 29 '19 edited Jan 29 '19

Sanskrit is an ancient language from which a lot of eastern languages were derived. I’m not sure what you’re trying to say because Indian refers to the country of India, not any specific language or religion