509
Reading read wrong (thumbsnap.com)
submitted 2 years ago by willya@lemmyf.uk to c/memes@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] cynar@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago

For those that haven't tried. See how far you can get reading this poem out loud...

The Chaos

[-] willya@lemmyf.uk 14 points 2 years ago
[-] profoundninja@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

I got to head and read it as head and gave up..

[-] quigat@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

What's up with made/bade? I pronounce those the same way.

[-] Veltoss@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

It's a 100 year old poem, I'm guessing it was pronounced different in that area at the time.

[-] Rehwyn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Bade is the past tense of "bid" and is technically pronounced the same as "bad". Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bade

Essentially, the pronunciation follows the same pattern as words like "sit - sat", but the spelling pattern follows a different Old English pattern.

[-] chandz05@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ha that is great! Like a maze for your mind and mouth. However that poem is now 100 years old, so I did notice some spelling and pronunciation errors :)

[-] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

About halfway through I got a headache and had to lay down

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It is a particularly masochistic poem to read aloud. ๐Ÿ˜

this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
509 points (96.2% liked)

memes

16796 readers
578 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads/AI SlopNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS