I spent too long trying to figure out what the message was lmao
It's important to read it right
Submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to [deleted]
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ADonkeyBrainedFrog@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 months ago
I’ll be honest that it got me too. Which is why I had to share it.
CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 months ago
I’m still failing at understanding…
Tobin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Could someone explain this to me?
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There is no joke. The “H” and “S” are silent in the name Rhode Island.
irmoz@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Is that… really it? Just a complaint about silent letters, straight from someone’s first English class?
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Also it rhymes. I think…
match@pawb.social 8 months ago
There is a common joke: “I live in Spain but the S is silent.” This is an anti joke variant of that
Tobin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ah okay, thanks!
Rooty@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Rode eyeland
angrymouse@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why english?
Some years ago when I was learning english I was very worried about my accent, after years and more advanced English I just don’t fucking care, cause seems nobody fucking cares about this language quality anyway. You write things and read like you fucking want.skulblaka@kbin.social 8 months ago
You write things and read like you fucking want
That's the last lesson you have to learn before becoming fluent in English, especially American English. If you put a Cajun, a Yankee, a Brit and an Australian in the same room, despite all four of them allegedly speaking the same language you'll be lucky to communicate more than a sentence or two between the lot of them.
There are certain rules to be followed in English but a solid 45% or more of our "rules" are more like "subtext" and can be freely ignored, changed, or customized based on location and current company.
As for the "Why, English?" that's because English is a stolen mishmash hodgepodge of 14 different languages where we took the cool and useful words and bastardized them into unrecognizability. English more than any other is a patchwork language. We didn't invent shit, merely reappropriated other people's words in true classic English fashion.
Rootiest@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Rahode is land
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 8 months ago
archenemies of r-hode iceland
BarelyOriginal@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Rood Eiland
librechad@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Rode Iland
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Bruh maybe I’m dumb.
spyke@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It used to be called Rhide Island until grandma’s visit in 1935…
VantaBrandon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Rahode Issland
dan1101@lemm.ee 8 months ago
And it’s not an island.
Ragincloo@lemmy.one 8 months ago
I think originally it was rhode island and Providence plantations. Rhode island was Newport (island) and the plantations were providence, kings, and kent. But yeah Rhode island referred to the actual island. Then it became a state and eventually dropped half its name
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Silent letters are so extravegant.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 months ago
Luxury letters
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Pffft imagine naming a place after a chicken 😂
joyjoy@lemm.ee 8 months ago
This is a quality anti-meme.
TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Right? I was very confused until I saw where I was. Good shitpost.