As you should, just as I stole it from another user, who also likely stole it from another, who surely stole it from the user before them.
You carry the torch now, and on it shall go for generations, slowly becoming more and more artifacted from re-uploads to the point of being nigh unreadable!
Used to think Chinese must be impossible to learn as so much depends on context and very slight "stresses" (forget the word). Now I'm thinking that applies to about any language.
Tones is the word, and while Chinese tones are hard they're just part of the pronunciation of a word rather than anything context dependent. The English equivalent would be the stressed syllable in a word, and yes every language has something like this.
It does, it just depends on how it's coded. Like, take word order. If you have a case system with nominative, accusative, etc. your word order can be pretty free, you can move objects to the front of the sentence like 'food-ACC eat I-NOM'.
Remove the case system and it's simpler to encode the words, but word order becomes much more fixed.
All languages are equally complex, in theory at least, but where the complexity lies is different.
I’ve definitely said this sentence enough times to know that there are more than seven meanings, especially if you either shout this sentence or whisper it.
Jane: "I never said he licked my asshole." <-- He never licked my asshole, and I never claimed that he did. Adam is lying about both parts.
Jane: "I never said he licked my asshole." <-- He licked my asshole, but I never told anyone that he did. Adam learned about the asshole-licking from someone other than me.
Stressing each word gives a different meaning to the sentence and considering that there are 7 words, it means there are possible 7 meanings if you stress one word.
This is funny but it would be better if we weren’t all distracted by the absolute shit picture. I tend to just laugh then downvote this garbage effort whether intentional or not.
This is why I'm sure spoken English and written English are two different languages. Information is carried through vocal emphasis that the standard alphabet doesn't contain symbols for. Online we often resort to bold or italics or allcaps, whatever is available.
41 Comments
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 236 pts · 346d
YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth · 47 pts · 346d
Omg I'm stealing this
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 346d
As you should, just as I stole it from another user, who also likely stole it from another, who surely stole it from the user before them.
You carry the torch now, and on it shall go for generations, slowly becoming more and more artifacted from re-uploads to the point of being nigh unreadable!
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 345d
Got the best copy, but I had to dip into Facebook to get it -- shudders
LarsIsCool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 345d
Or as text, don't think anything is missed:
The sentence "I never said he licked my asshole" has 7 different meanings depending on the stressed word.
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 345d
I am about to find a less cropped version, and I couldn't help but appreciate Gemini explaining the post:
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 346d
Just like the crops, in the Irish famine
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 346d
Is that because you were English?
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 346d
Love the cropping on the B
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 10 pts · 346d
It's actually 3etter do you have a fucking problem reading?
motor_spirit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 346d
radicallife@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 346d
I'm thinking 8 as you could stress the ass or the hole
Klear@quokk.au · 62 pts · 346d
Don't stress the asshole.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 346d
Don't tell me what to do.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 13 pts · 346d
Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
0ops@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 346d
Speak for yourself, if I'm ever in a situation where I'm begging my asshole for forgiveness I need you to put me down
D_C@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 346d
You can stress mine, bigboy.
(You'll need to take me out for dinner afterwards. Nothing fancy, some fish and chips will do.)
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 346d
9 because you could also stress the entirety of asshole
bless@lemmy.ml · 28 pts · 346d
Crop it slowly.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 346d
7 if you only stress one word, but if you stress two words it gets even better.
Derpenheim@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 346d
I never said he licked my asshole
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 346d
Stress all the words!
shalafi@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 346d
Used to think Chinese must be impossible to learn as so much depends on context and very slight "stresses" (forget the word). Now I'm thinking that applies to about any language.
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 13 pts · 346d
Tones is the word, and while Chinese tones are hard they're just part of the pronunciation of a word rather than anything context dependent. The English equivalent would be the stressed syllable in a word, and yes every language has something like this.
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 346d
It does, it just depends on how it's coded. Like, take word order. If you have a case system with nominative, accusative, etc. your word order can be pretty free, you can move objects to the front of the sentence like 'food-ACC eat I-NOM'.
Remove the case system and it's simpler to encode the words, but word order becomes much more fixed.
All languages are equally complex, in theory at least, but where the complexity lies is different.
blave@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 346d
I’ve definitely said this sentence enough times to know that there are more than seven meanings, especially if you either shout this sentence or whisper it.
bratorange@feddit.org · 9 pts · 345d
That fact stresses me immensely.
db2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 346d
9, you could monotone it all, and you could make the last word interrogative.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 6 pts · 346d
Uhm.
I might be missing something, but when I say it out loud I only get 6. I'm not sure which word I'm not stressing either.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 346d
Try saying it louder.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 346d
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 1 pts · 346d
It's never and said that seem to be the identical meaning to me.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 346d
Some context might provide the distinction.
Adam: "Jane told me that he licked her asshole."
BanMe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 346d
Also "I never said he licked my asshole" can mean I implied it heavily.
Famko@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 346d
Stressing each word gives a different meaning to the sentence and considering that there are 7 words, it means there are possible 7 meanings if you stress one word.
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 346d
I would argue that stressing "never" or "said" both have the same meaning.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 2 pts · 346d
Yeah this is the one that's tripping me up. I fucking hate the only language I speak
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 345d
Take this helpful explanation from Gemini:
PagPag@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 346d
This is funny but it would be better if we weren’t all distracted by the absolute shit picture. I tend to just laugh then downvote this garbage effort whether intentional or not.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 346d
This is why I'm sure spoken English and written English are two different languages. Information is carried through vocal emphasis that the standard alphabet doesn't contain symbols for. Online we often resort to bold or italics or allcaps, whatever is available.
miked@piefed.social · 2 pts · 346d
Very much so. Ever had a misunderstanding while texting someone? The vocal emphasis is missing.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 346d
He never licked my asshole.
He never licked my asshole.
He never licked my asshole.
He never licked my asshole.
He never licked my asshole.