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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/ThrowRA_LittleBig on 2023-09-12 01:09:30.

If gunshots go off, people say did you hear the gunshots?

If fireworks go off, people say the fireworks were loud.

Why does lightning get its own word for the sound it creates?