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How is Sildenafil (Viagra) an antidepressant? Never mind, don't answer that
I don't think it's an antidepressant, but it does increase testosterone, and that can improve mood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24106072/
The names with tildes in them were giveaways, though.
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None of the drug names sounded like Tolkien characters to me. I guess native English speakers are at a disadvantage, because they are more likely to consider the names as they would be pronounced in English. The intended pronunciation is usually close to Classical Latin, which means that pronouncing the names in any other European language is likely closer to the truth. And when you pronounce the names in that langua…
You got me interested, could you say more about how are doing this? What exactly sounds different to you, and maybe what is your first language too. I am European but my first language is polish so in this context it is useless :P
I would divide the drug names into four categories based on how they sound:
Obviously a substance: Amantidine, Sildenafil
Generic fantasy names / pronounceable strings with no meaning: Azafen, Clédial, Cymbalta, Desyrel, Edronax, Luvox
Could be Tolkienian, but it's spelled wrong: Sintamil
Could be Tolkienian, but the final syllable is wrong: Elronon, Eskalith, Nardil
Additionally, the two Tolkien characters I had to guess were both kings of Gondor: Minalcar and Narmacil. Their names are in Quenya, while the commonly used names for elves etc. are in Sindarin, which sounds different.
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You got me interested, could you say more about how are doing this? What exactly sounds different to you, and maybe what is your first language too. I am European but my first language is polish so in this context it is useless :P
My first language is Finnish, which has a very straightforward correspondence between spelling and pronunciation. I would divide the drug names into four categories based on how they sound: Obviously a substance: Amantidine, Sildenafil Generic fantasy names / pronounceable strings with no meaning: Azafen, Clédial, Cymbalta, Desyrel, Edronax, Luvox Could be Tolkienian, but it's spelled wrong: Sintamil Could be Tolkien…
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I don't think it's an antidepressant, but it does increase testosterone, and that can improve mood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24106072/
Amazing how all the misguided folks who villainize gender-affirming care have zero problem with themselves being able to receive it and also pump up their testosterone...
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Amazing how all the misguided folks who villainize gender-affirming care have zero problem with themselves being able to receive it and also pump up their testosterone...
I just want equal opportunity to take testosterone to transition from male to alpha male.
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Amazing how all the misguided folks who villainize gender-affirming care have zero problem with themselves being able to receive it and also pump up their testosterone...
I just want equal opportunity to take testosterone to transition from male to alpha male.
I'm really surprised at what a challenge that turned out to be. I was certain I was gonna have no problems distinguishing drugs from Tolkien characters, but I only got 15/24 in the end. Recognized a few obvious brand names and characters, but half the time I had to resort to straight-up guessing. Some of those drug names totally sound like Tolkien characters.