▲ 244 ▼ Signs that rhyme (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by lime_red@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone 63 points 1 year ago (3 children) doesn't rhyme in murican permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 1 year ago (1 child) in murican it sounds like how a French person would pronounce "the shed" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) Is that with a silent “D”? I know the French like to drop the end sounds of words… “Zee She” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* You aen' zee She, you ahre nòthan Honhonhonhonhon permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 10 points 1 year ago “Zee shed” permalink fedilink source parent [–] rivvvver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago but it does sound like a german bond villain permalink fedilink source parent [–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) After coming here I can't tell how to say g and z differently. Why are they doing this :( They had perfectly different sounds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Americans used to pronounce Z the same as the rest of the world until someone wrote the ABC song and decided it needed to rhyme with V, and then an entire generation grew up saying it wrong and it stuck. At least that is what I've heard in Canada. It's also why there is a Canadian version of Sesame street where the last verse doesnt rhyme because up until the late 90s our TV censors used to straight up nope things that would cause kids to be confused about how things should be pronounced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was Noah Webster, of the dictionary fame, for the same reason as colo[u]r and cent[re/er] - to put a new identity post revolution on American English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago Looks like it was a combo of both, reading about it further. https://www.rd.com/article/americans-british-pronounce-zee/ Regional dialects at first, but then the dictionary declared it the official pronunciation and shortly after the song was produced, which would have spread the use from being regional and encouraged homogenization permalink fedilink source parent [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Then how can Americans tell the C shed from the Z shed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 1 year ago (1 child) in murican it sounds like how a French person would pronounce "the shed" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) Is that with a silent “D”? I know the French like to drop the end sounds of words… “Zee She” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* You aen' zee She, you ahre nòthan Honhonhonhonhon permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 10 points 1 year ago “Zee shed” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) Is that with a silent “D”? I know the French like to drop the end sounds of words… “Zee She” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* You aen' zee She, you ahre nòthan Honhonhonhonhon permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 10 points 1 year ago “Zee shed” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* You aen' zee She, you ahre nòthan Honhonhonhonhon permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rivvvver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago but it does sound like a german bond villain permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) After coming here I can't tell how to say g and z differently. Why are they doing this :( They had perfectly different sounds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Americans used to pronounce Z the same as the rest of the world until someone wrote the ABC song and decided it needed to rhyme with V, and then an entire generation grew up saying it wrong and it stuck. At least that is what I've heard in Canada. It's also why there is a Canadian version of Sesame street where the last verse doesnt rhyme because up until the late 90s our TV censors used to straight up nope things that would cause kids to be confused about how things should be pronounced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was Noah Webster, of the dictionary fame, for the same reason as colo[u]r and cent[re/er] - to put a new identity post revolution on American English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago Looks like it was a combo of both, reading about it further. https://www.rd.com/article/americans-british-pronounce-zee/ Regional dialects at first, but then the dictionary declared it the official pronunciation and shortly after the song was produced, which would have spread the use from being regional and encouraged homogenization permalink fedilink source parent [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Then how can Americans tell the C shed from the Z shed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Americans used to pronounce Z the same as the rest of the world until someone wrote the ABC song and decided it needed to rhyme with V, and then an entire generation grew up saying it wrong and it stuck. At least that is what I've heard in Canada. It's also why there is a Canadian version of Sesame street where the last verse doesnt rhyme because up until the late 90s our TV censors used to straight up nope things that would cause kids to be confused about how things should be pronounced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was Noah Webster, of the dictionary fame, for the same reason as colo[u]r and cent[re/er] - to put a new identity post revolution on American English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago Looks like it was a combo of both, reading about it further. https://www.rd.com/article/americans-british-pronounce-zee/ Regional dialects at first, but then the dictionary declared it the official pronunciation and shortly after the song was produced, which would have spread the use from being regional and encouraged homogenization permalink fedilink source parent [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Then how can Americans tell the C shed from the Z shed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was Noah Webster, of the dictionary fame, for the same reason as colo[u]r and cent[re/er] - to put a new identity post revolution on American English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago Looks like it was a combo of both, reading about it further. https://www.rd.com/article/americans-british-pronounce-zee/ Regional dialects at first, but then the dictionary declared it the official pronunciation and shortly after the song was produced, which would have spread the use from being regional and encouraged homogenization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago Looks like it was a combo of both, reading about it further. https://www.rd.com/article/americans-british-pronounce-zee/ Regional dialects at first, but then the dictionary declared it the official pronunciation and shortly after the song was produced, which would have spread the use from being regional and encouraged homogenization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Then how can Americans tell the C shed from the Z shed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago* (2 children) Zeds Shed, baby. Zeds shed. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) It must be where he keeps his motorcycle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle baby, it's a chopper. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago But Zeds Dead permalink fedilink source parent [–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle, it's a chopper permalink fedilink source parent [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Dang it. I mean I'm happy for you, but I really thought I had an original idea there, for a moment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) It must be where he keeps his motorcycle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle baby, it's a chopper. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago But Zeds Dead permalink fedilink source parent [–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle, it's a chopper permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle baby, it's a chopper. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago It's not a motorcycle, it's a chopper permalink fedilink source parent
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago Dang it. I mean I'm happy for you, but I really thought I had an original idea there, for a moment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nebulaone@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) Z shed, door ahead, we had had a sad fad, but now we're gigachad Yeah, I'm releasing my mixtape tomorrow. UPDATE: I didn't make it out the hood with this one. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago 🔥 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's what Z Shed permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Zed shed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smock@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) This doesn’t make sense to Americans permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago She sheds Z sheds by the Z shore. permalink fedilink source
[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) NCD leaking again? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime_red@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 1 year ago Only the RCD Bzzt permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago ... What's so special about the Zulu Shed? permalink fedilink source
[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago That is some she shed. permalink fedilink source
Yeah, I'm releasing my mixtape tomorrow.
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