Topic: How is "meme" pronounced?
Metæ started this discussion 11 years ago #44,675
How?
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meem | 7 | 39% | |
| Me me | - | 0% | |
| May may | 7 | 39% | |
| Mame | - | 0% | |
| As one word | 4 | 22% |
Thanks Google joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #589,866
Dawkins coined the term “meme” by shortening “mimeme”, which derives from the Greek word mimema (“something imitated”). Dawkins, who coined the phrase and claims he didn’t know about mneme, said he wanted “a monosyllable word that sounds a bit like gene”."
dw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 40 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #589,893
mii mii
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 47 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #589,895
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #590,849
write-in: may-me
hater !JGlOo5d1iU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #590,855
The "e"s are silent. It's "mmmm"
brie !uXWPG0MygI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #590,941
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #590,949
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,027
it's fucking meem
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,030
As one word.
Anonymous I replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,035
what good is "as one word"? that doesn't say exactly how its pronounced
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,063
@previous (I)
I apologise. @OP and @591,030 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU) are users with severe cases of memeitis. They have a strong compulsion to repeat memes even when they aren't relevant. It's a very tragic condition.
I apologise. @OP and @591,030 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU) are users with severe cases of memeitis. They have a strong compulsion to repeat memes even when they aren't relevant. It's a very tragic condition.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 4 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,119
Anonymous I replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,152
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
you're fucking retarded, you don't say the word same as sa me do you?
you're fucking retarded, you don't say the word same as sa me do you?
brie !uXWPG0MygI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,154
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,187
write in: le may-may
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #591,201
@591,152 (I)
"same" does not use a letter twice with different sounds. If they wanted it pronounced meem they should have spelled it "meeme" to differentiate the silent e from the long e.
"same" does not use a letter twice with different sounds. If they wanted it pronounced meem they should have spelled it "meeme" to differentiate the silent e from the long e.