• Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      Try saying it out loud.

      And looking closely at the picture.

      Spoiler

      Well, you’re not gonna get it, if you’re unaware of what a seal sounds like. It sounds like when you say “are our”. 🫠

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I always thought they sounded like their name, like “seeeal seeeal”. And then as they evolved they made funnier noises.

        …sorry, thinking on Pokémon.

    • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago
      Rhoticity vs. stress áre our are óur
      Non-rhotic (e.g. RP) ['ɑ:.ɹɑ:.ə:] [ə’.ɹaʊ̯.ə:]
      Rhotic (e.g. Canadian Standard) ['ɑ.ɹɑ.ɹ̩] [ɹ̩.'əʊ̯.ɹ̩]

      Or something like this. No matter dialect this sequence sounds like a repetititititive mess.