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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This post has made me spend the last 20 minutes sounding out the word “genetically” in my head to see if it should have four or five syllables. I think I might even pronounce it differently in different contexts.

I am a biologist, by the way.

I have decided it has 4.35 syllables.

I am a mathematical biologist.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The mathematical biologist

Had to consult a chronologist

Because he spent too much time

Trying to get genetically to rhyme

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

I am the very model of a scientist Salarian

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Genetic'ly.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lyrics = text you can hear

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder how many ancient texts were like this to the people that wrote them?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Many ancient texts (Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf etc) started as an oral transmission and had a poetic meter to aid in memorisation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Common misconception. They actually started as gangsta rap.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, gangsta rap is just bards with glocks and a microphone...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which is also why they are full of repetition, making them, in my opinion, much more tedious reads for stories that should be more engaging.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's kind of the point.

They weren't created for you and me to read.

They were created to be performed. Reading them out loud helps but audiobooks of them are best.

Same with Shakespeare's plays. Reading them can be a slog for many people.

Watching them performed well is a joy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get that, but unfortunately that's not how it's usually taken in now. It's usually 'read this as part of the syllabus' in college and it's a slog, which is just too bad because the actual tales are great and I'm sure they're wonderful when read aloud by a skilled speaker (never been to a performance).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I understand.

Studying an oral work without seeing a performance or at least a recorded one is pretty ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And the London tubemouse is a distinct subspecies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are subway mosquitos? Damn

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Another reason to not be British

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This made me curious, is the Lemmy logo a mouse or a rat?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I... Wow I'm dumb.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be surprised if this is true like Fr why does anyone willingly living in New York City especially now