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Two vs. Three (How many syllables in caramel?)

backwoodsranger:

zachsgay:

sjwpanderer:

thesociologicalcinema:

What do Americans say?

Source: Based on a survey of 350,000 Americans (x)

cool but why is the last one so ominous

The prompt for the last one is “How many syllables are in caramel?” Ur welcome

i like it better without the explanation

tilthat:

TIL English words for livestock (cow, sheep, chicken) are Germanic-based and the words for meats (beef, mutton, poultry) are French-based. This is because the people who raised the animals were Anglo-Saxon peasants and the people who ate them were Norman aristocrats.

via reddit.com

elodieunderglass:

pervocracy:

allthingslinguistic:

The International Phonetic Alphabet consonants found in English, with keywords and relevant parts of the mouth highlighted and colour-coded. (Source.)

Pronouncing each of these in sequence is a very strange and amusing physical sensation, and I highly recommend it.

haha look it’s where those noises live in your dang FACE, TRY IT

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