I don't know if it's common or if it's normal, but I seem to be able to recall how I learned a good number of the words I have learned.
Here are some examples:
- Revive: Super Mario RPG has this word
- Heinous: Pokemon Leaf Green, a word describing Team Rocket
- Purloin: A Pokemon called "Purrloin" comes from this word
- Hyperventilate: Garfield comic strip on 14th July 2002
- Conceal: Medabots GBA RPG, a support type that increases evasion
- Inert: Bejeweled Twist, which is the description given to rock pieces since they cannot be destroyed through matching them
- Retire: Sonic R's choice of word if a player wants to end a race
- Convenient: I learned this word on computer class during primary school for typing lessons, and the word struck out to be because the "venie" part of the word reminded me of "genie"
- Goliath: Worms World Party; there is a mode called "David vs Goliath", where one worm start with high HP while the rest start with little HP.
- Prominence: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance; This is one of the Illusionist' attacks, who specialises in hitting every enemy on the field with magic. This is the fire-elemental one
Here are some examples:
- Revive: Super Mario RPG has this word
- Heinous: Pokemon Leaf Green, a word describing Team Rocket
- Purloin: A Pokemon called "Purrloin" comes from this word
- Hyperventilate: Garfield comic strip on 14th July 2002
- Conceal: Medabots GBA RPG, a support type that increases evasion
- Inert: Bejeweled Twist, which is the description given to rock pieces since they cannot be destroyed through matching them
- Retire: Sonic R's choice of word if a player wants to end a race
- Convenient: I learned this word on computer class during primary school for typing lessons, and the word struck out to be because the "venie" part of the word reminded me of "genie"
- Goliath: Worms World Party; there is a mode called "David vs Goliath", where one worm start with high HP while the rest start with little HP.
- Prominence: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance; This is one of the Illusionist' attacks, who specialises in hitting every enemy on the field with magic. This is the fire-elemental one
But despite that, I think Garf has it worse, even positivity post tend to be ironic, Garfield and Friends and the specials tend to be flat out ignored despite being funny, well animated and even touching at points
I do hope Nickelodeon will revive good will to the brand with their new cartoon, the Originals shorts, possible new movie and hopefully keeping the HD remaster of Garfield and Friends from Boomerang