Ethan CecchettiFeb 26, 2023
Kathryn Yu

My husband @dansays just pointed out to me that the roof of your mouth should have its own name and it doesn’t make sense that we call it “the roof of your mouth” because it’s actually the ceiling and the “roof” would be the other side.

And isn’t the “roof of your mouth” the top of your head and your brain actually lives in the attic?

I think I’m broken now.

UPDATE: apparently it’s your “palate” in English.

Feb 25, 2023 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadJMaciasFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays wait so is your mouth actually the basement then?
Show threadDan BudiacFeb 25, 2023
@jmacias @kathrynyu The part underneath your tongue is the basement.
Show threadJMaciasFeb 26, 2023
@dansays @kathrynyu copy that.
Show threadRick Cogley 🥾Feb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays Dang it now I’m broken too. 😄
Show threadEric A. MeyerFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays Good news: it does! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palate
Palate - Wikipedia

Show threadMWTFeb 25, 2023
@Meyerweb @kathrynyu
Is there also a name for the area behind the back of your nose, beneath your sinuses, but above your throat? Because that's the part that gets sore for me during respiratory infections. I tell people "sore throat" when that isn't quite right.
Show threadTrolli Schmittlauch 🦥Feb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays In German, it has its name:
Gaumen
Show threadJeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Feb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays Technically the roof of your mouth is the underside of your brain pan. is there a separate name for the underside of a pan? 🤡
Show threadJPFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays a common name in spanish is "cielo de la boca" (mouth's sky)
Show threadReitaFeb 26, 2023
@jpmayo @kathrynyu @dansays What Spanish is that? In *my* Spanish we just say “paladar”
Show threadJPFeb 26, 2023
@Reita @kathrynyu @dansays from Spain (https://dle.rae.es/cielo). Of course you can say paladar, but you would hear this one more often with people from small villages or people with no studies (funny being such a nice metaphor)
cielo | Diccionario de la lengua española

1. m. Esfera aparente azul y diáfana que rodea la Tierra. 2. m. atmósfera (‖ capa que rodea la Tierra). 3. m. En la tradición cristiana, morada en que los ángeles, los santos y los bienaventurados gozan de la presencia de Dios. U. t. en pl. con el mismo significado que en sing.

«Diccionario de la lengua española» - Edición del Tricentenario
Show threadReitaFeb 26, 2023
@jpmayo Again; Spanish from where? Villages in which country? I’m not saying it’s not true; I’m just asking where. I was born and raised in the largest Spanish speaking city in the world which happens to not be located in Europe
Show threadReitaFeb 26, 2023
@jpmayo oh I just saw the link! Thanks for that
Show threadTQuidFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays This implies an entire field of skull architecture that I'm just delighted about. I think it's more of a laneway home with a one-tongue garage, and I guess the nose would be the A/C poking out under the windows? I don't know. I'd love to see a Tex Avery-style drawing of this though
Show threaddjsonicpulseFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays thank you @dansays and Mrs@dansays just what I needed. Lost, as I am, in my own attic.
Show threadJérôme PetazzoniFeb 25, 2023

@kathrynyu @dansays i never realized that there was no word for it in English! 🤯

(I think that's "le palais" in french, which funnily also means palace, and I don't know where our roof/ceiling/attic metaphors take us in that case :))

Show threadRandom ParticipationFeb 25, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays Just to be a joy kill, the word you’re seeking is “palate”. Other than that, I’d rate the marriage as healthy.
Show threadgmokeFeb 25, 2023

@kathrynyu @dansays If my brain is in the attic, where do I put the bats who want to live in my belfry?

PS: I don't like wearing hats.

Show threadmarkFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays this is accurate
Show threadprozacchiwawaFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays "toys in the attic"
Show threadRSNikhilFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays Ok. Now do "Tibet is called the Roof of the World" https://www.livescience.com/5068-real-story-roof-world.html 🙂
The Real Story Behind the 'Roof of the World'

Tibetan Plateau and Himalayas had more complicated formation than was thought.

Live Science
Show threadBen GolusFeb 26, 2023

@kathrynyu To really fuck with you, someone who had a “discerning palate” is someone with a keen ability to taste the differences in food quality or what the ingredients used were…

…but the palate doesn’t taste _anything_!

Show threadBen McKenzieFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays even better, there are two palates, the hard palate at the front and soft palate at the back. They’re two of the “organs of articulation” important for forming sounds in speech.
Show threadTÔ DE MUDANÇAFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays in portuguese we call it “céu da boca”, literally the mouth’s sky
Show threadazulFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays we call it the "sky of the mouth" in portuguese (céu da boca), so idk...
Show threadelle mundyFeb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @anildash @dansays it’s kind of weird that palate also means taste, and i don’t mean flavor
Show threadeveghost 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧Feb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays some languages dont differentiate the roof from a ceiling at all, so this conspiracy goes deeper! For example, in Norwegian both roof and ceiling are 'tak'. But there is a separate word for what we call the roof of the mouth 🤯 lol Anyway, I love your analogy and I'm running with it!
Show threadChuck O'Rourke:verified:Feb 26, 2023
@kathrynyu @dansays @donmelton You can have a roof with no ceiling or they are both the same thing and answer to either name.