Don't have to tell him that part, nor the agonizing journey along the way, just sell the silver lining. If you can make it a subscription that he can't easily get out of.
all of these is because modern english went to shit and we should all go back to middle english and actually pronounce those letters. All the other germanic languages pronounce those letters, why must english be all weird and special?
A schwa is a vowel sound. It's the sound English uses for unstressed syllables. It sits right in the middle of the IPA vowel chart, which basically means it's the easiest sound to make. Your tongue is in a central position, and your mouth isn't open wide or closed.
Many letters in English words tend towards being pronounced as a "schwa" when they're not the key syllable in the word.
For example, if you say "I gave him a present" the first 'e' in "present" is emphasized and the second isn't, so the second tends to be pronounced as a "schwa". But, if you say "I had to present the documents", it's the second "e" that is emphasized, and the first one turns into a schwa.
It's also why the English article "a" and "the" are both frequently pronounced the same way (as a schwa) despite using different vowels. The articles "a" and "the" are very rarely emphasized in a sentence, and words that aren't emphasized have their pronunciation drift towards the easy-to-pronounce schwa.
It's the first syllable in "salmon" that's emphasized, so the second isn't really pronounced as an "o", (whatever that means) it's pronounced as a schwa instead.
The 2 Angry Beavers did it first. I think it was Dagget that always pronounced the L in salmon. They lived in fear of the salmon spawn run. The salmon would tear their dam/home apart.
And who could ever forget their #1 hit single, Beaver Fever, so smoky and sexy.
Or could it be that the place and time when salmon are easily seen by people is spawning season and at least some of the species turn a bright "salmon pink/red" colour at that time? They are dying then as well, but naturally, so it is still and end of life colour for them.
many places do similar things to regular beef, special atmosphere in the packaging and injecting the meat with stuff that makes it redder and/or keeps the colour for longer.
38 Comments
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 302d
Because that's the color you turn before you mate
BakerBagel@midwest.social · 17 pts · 302d
Still involves the fish dying
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 302d
Don't have to tell him that part, nor the agonizing journey along the way, just sell the silver lining. If you can make it a subscription that he can't easily get out of.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 302d
Again with the word choice!
turdcollector69@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 301d
Sprint yourself to starvation then bust at the finish line and die.
Salmon are so based for doing this so I can have lox on my bagel
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 301d
Everyone loves lox
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 302d
what is your email & phone number Mr Salmon sir
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 302d
SingingSalmon@shootyourshot.com Am I going to get an opportunity like those bass did?
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 7 pts · 302d
Yeah but fucking so hard you die is something to be proud of.
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d
Death by Snu Snu
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 283d
except they don't fuck, they just cum in the water and die
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 282d
That's a lot closer to fucking than what I get.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d
Just in the circle of life mate(sinister snicker)
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 301d
Duh? Otherwise the Salmon would already know why.
moodymellodrone@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 302d
rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net · 20 pts · 301d
Sockeye Salmon. The real question we should be asking though is why it is spelled with an "L."
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 301d
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 283d
all of these is because modern english went to shit and we should all go back to middle english and actually pronounce those letters. All the other germanic languages pronounce those letters, why must english be all weird and special?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 302d
Because you're absolutely delicious
Chev@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 301d
Either rude or weird. Depends on how you mean it 😄
slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de · 16 pts · 302d
I still need to process that it is supposed to be pronounced "samon" according this other meme.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 302d
More "samun", (/ˈsæmən/) because the last syllable turns into a "schwa", the default unemphasized vowel sound in English.
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 301d
Any English vowel can be a schwa if you're brave enough
merc@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 301d
In Kiwi English the "u" in "focus" and the "i" in "kit" both have the same vowel sound and they're both roughly a "schwa". That's brave.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 283d
that's breve
slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 301d
is the term called a "schwa" or does the vowel literaly turn into "schwa"? I can not tell if your're serious.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 301d
A schwa is a vowel sound. It's the sound English uses for unstressed syllables. It sits right in the middle of the IPA vowel chart, which basically means it's the easiest sound to make. Your tongue is in a central position, and your mouth isn't open wide or closed.
Many letters in English words tend towards being pronounced as a "schwa" when they're not the key syllable in the word.
For example, if you say "I gave him a present" the first 'e' in "present" is emphasized and the second isn't, so the second tends to be pronounced as a "schwa". But, if you say "I had to present the documents", it's the second "e" that is emphasized, and the first one turns into a schwa.
It's also why the English article "a" and "the" are both frequently pronounced the same way (as a schwa) despite using different vowels. The articles "a" and "the" are very rarely emphasized in a sentence, and words that aren't emphasized have their pronunciation drift towards the easy-to-pronounce schwa.
It's the first syllable in "salmon" that's emphasized, so the second isn't really pronounced as an "o", (whatever that means) it's pronounced as a schwa instead.
slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 301d
ohh. so short voiceful exhaling. interesting
perspectiveshifting@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 302d
Been pronouncing the L up to now?
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 301d
I have pronounced the L in salmon since the episode of King of the Hill where Octavio starts hanging out with Hank all the time.
"Salmon, Hank! They put salmon in the fish tacos!"
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 301d
The 2 Angry Beavers did it first. I think it was Dagget that always pronounced the L in salmon. They lived in fear of the salmon spawn run. The salmon would tear their dam/home apart.
And who could ever forget their #1 hit single, Beaver Fever, so smoky and sexy.
slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 301d
yeah and will continue to do so.
Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 302d
Or could it be that the place and time when salmon are easily seen by people is spawning season and at least some of the species turn a bright "salmon pink/red" colour at that time? They are dying then as well, but naturally, so it is still and end of life colour for them.
fleet@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 301d
Fun (not fun) fact: farmed salmon meat is gray, so they put coloring agents in their feed to turn it into the color we expect it to be.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 283d
many places do similar things to regular beef, special atmosphere in the packaging and injecting the meat with stuff that makes it redder and/or keeps the colour for longer.
jaykrown@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 302d
Why does it say "Source: US government"? 😂
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 301d
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 302d
Don't worry salmon, I will show you just after I get this BBQ going
moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 301d
I think it's cool that fish and butterflies have scales
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 301d
Wow, that just blew my mind.
I guess there's reptiles, too