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Even when the H and S is silent, it's pronounced the same. Maybe, it is an anti meme.
Edit: Okay people, I apologize. I meant "even without H and S". You can stop commenting now. I got all the karma I needed.
If the s were not silent, it wouldnāt be pronounced the same
English has shown me that it doesn't work the way you say it does xdxd
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This link ends in XcQ, nice try
That is brilliant. English really is not phonetically kind lol.
English is a language by convention, not by logic.
My favorite is dessert is pronounced like desert, and visa versa
The way you say the e is slightly different between desert and dessert where I'm from in southern Texas.
Dessert is kinda slurred together. Like Duhzert. I've even heard it pronounced D'zert where you skip the e sound entirely.
Desert is pronounced a bit more proper, like Dehzert.
In most Germanic languages the single s means it would be pronounced with an elongated e, like deesert . Which matches more with the pronunciation of dessert than desert ;)
It actually is.
And then the verb, "desert" (meaning to abandon), follows the trend of emphasizing the second syllable of a verb more than the first, leading to it being spelled like "desert" but sounding more like "dessert."
Actually, now that I think about it, I totally understand what you mean with the way the E is pronounced, but I think that's a symptom of the emphasis changing.
Dessert's E could be classified as a "schwa" (the upside down "e"), which is the most neutral mouth sound. Like you said, it's almost like skipping the vowel entirely. In this instance, the emphasis is on the second syllable instead. But then desert sounds more like a proper soft E because it receives the emphasis.
The ādesertsā in the phrase ājust desertsā is pronounced the same way as ādesserts.ā
Kansan can confirm
Agreed. Zero logic. My friend at school once dropped epitome into conversation pronounced as well, epitome, accenton the "ome". A fellow reader so I got it. Should be epitomeee!
Seewadimin?
"you don't see how" I love that haha
What do you mean?
Check the other answers xdxd
Are you saying the s is not silent?
I'm saying that English grammar is so inconsistent that no matter how you spell a word, it will sound however you want it to sound, since the spelling > pronunciation relationship is largely unruly and is simply a social convention. If you want to pronounce a word in English, you must have heard it first, whereas in other languages āā(like Spanish), you can easily deduce its pronunciation without ever hearing it.
That's not a counter to the original statement:
If the s were not silent, it wouldnāt be pronounced the same
"What do you mean 'Is land'? Of course it's land, dipshit - it ain't water, is it?!"
Then it'd be Rhode Iceland
Which happens to be exactly what the Norwegian word Island means
How will it be different?
Usually, āislandā is pronounced āi landā so the āsā is already silent. If the āsā were not silent, it would sound like āIcelandā or āis landā or something like that.
To expand upon this answer, the usual structure of the meme will be something like āI live in Spain, the S is silent.ā Meaning that the poster lives in a state of pain. (Quite humorous.)
So this is an anti-meme in that it isnāt following that structure, and is instead just pointing out the actual silent letters in the name of the state.
I think this is funnier. Nothing funny about being in pain or in Spain.Ā
Gotta call the foundation. We got another instance of 055
Uhh, idk bro. But its not round.
SCP joke
Fifty... Five. Huh, I don't remember that one. Let's check the logs ā OH DEAR GOD how long has that been there? What even is it?
We dont know. Its definitely NOT Green or Silver.
And itās not round either
of what?
SCP-055, I could guess from context clues in the comment
But the h and s are already silent lol
Itās not an antimeme because there is a punchline
Itās just a fact, the H and S in those words are, in fact, silent
Thatās because the H and S are already silent. This is how you would explain it to a non-English reader.
maybe itās just as simple as āpoor people are dumbā?
I read your sentence three times, what do you mean? If the S wasn't silent it would be "issland" or am I stupid?
What do you mean āeven when the H and S are silentā? They are silent. This is an anti-meme since itās just stating a fact: the H and S are silent.
I hate that shit so much
I prefer auntie memes. They're hotter.
If they were not silent it would be R-Hoad Is-Land
Even when?
They are.
When you say Rhode the H isn't pronounced like the rest of the word and same with s in island hence they are silent
OH GOD I NEVER KNEW so I learned a new thing in english today, thanks!
Sorry if this is rude but is English your first language and have you been pronouncing it "is land" until now?
Not my first language. And yes.
What makes English even weirder is its pronounced "eye land" and not " ill land*
I always thought it was "aye land"
Now, thatās cute! Ahoy!
Aye Avast! Oh wait, wrong character
Too much of the old toby
I though "I land"
In Old English it was "igland" or "iegland", later spelled as "yland". Then in the 1600s it's spelling was changed to "island" due to association with the word "isle", even though "isle" comes from French and not old english or proto-germanic. So basically we can blame it's spelling on the fact that the history of Great Britain involves invasions by the Saxons, Normans and Vikings, smashing all of their languages together.
Whatās the difference
When I say "i land" I mean the i is pronounced like it is in "simple"
Like ill land? āill as in sickā
Lol ye I forgot ill was a word
Aren't I and eye pronounced the same /ai/?
They don't sound like the vowels in maid, or hair, or mountain. They sound like the vowels in mile, sign, and cry.
Maid and hair are /eÉŖ/, sign and cry are /aÉŖ/, mountain is /aŹ/ and /ÉŖ/.
It's pronounced "isl(e)-land" not "eye land"
I was giving an approximation to help the non English speaker understand it better
Road Eye-Land
Welcome to English, where the rules are made up and the spelling doesn't matter!
I'm a native speaker and a couple of weeks ago I learned that I've been mispronouncing "diastole" and "systole" for like 20 years.Ā
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I might, but is not something intuitive? I don't know, I can't remember other words that are like this
Not everyone has the same knowledge as you. Rule 5.
For italian natives that's a very common mistake. I expect that to be true for other latin derived languages.
Sorry but English pronunciation is just the worst lol
Ik this language is so ass I need autocorect to spell words like ānecessaryā and itās my native language š„
English doesn't borrow from other languages, it leads them down dark alleys, knocks them out, and riffles through their pockets - Some comedian paraphrased
But yeah, that always makes me chuckle when people talking about "preserving the English language". There's really nothing to preserve. It's morphed and bent so much over time that the original words have lost all meaning in some cases.
And, furthering the point, I'm used to that quote with "rifle" (meaning to steal) rather than "riffle" (a disruptive search), but strangely either can apply.
Spanish also has tons of letters that are pronounced differently/are silent from how they're written. Makes it quite confusing when learning the language lmao
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Thereādnātve been any need for these tricks if the language was consistent.
native english speaker, english has stupid unintuitive rules.
Island is derived from a conversation where someone asked "Is there only water out there?" and someone else no "No, is land".
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They absolutely do not.
Womp womp. I'm an idiot
Stewart Griffin, intellect and Cool W'hip enthusiast.
Say it with me.
R'hode Island
Hey peter here, This meme is an antimeme. Rhode island without the h and s sounds still the same if you say it out loud.
Peter out
I also think it's a sarcastic jab at people from Illinois who get really really annoyed when people pronounce the S. I'm pretty sure I've seen something like this posted unironically about Illinois.
It's similar to memes like "I live in Spain but without the S"
Hey Brian here. This meme doesnāt seem to have much of a joke on the surface layer, because the way that Rhode Island is pronounced is with a silent H and silent S. However, with some extra internet knowledge, you may remember a meme from a couple of years ago, saying āIām in Spain but the S is silentā in which the joke is that the poster is in āpainā. Other versions say stuff like āIām in Spain but the A is silentā with a picture of someone spinning. In comparison to those this seems like an anti meme where the joke is that there is none where you would expect it to be. Anyways Iām gonna go piss on the couch
I think it's about "rhodesplaining".
Yeah, seems like Rhode Islanders being condescending
to be fair, we are pretty good at that
yeah š„²
possibly because you pronounce "Rhode Island" as "Rode Iland", hence why the "H" and "S" are silent
Yep!
it's a play on the "i live in spain but the s is silent" meme
except in this case the letters are actually silent
You are dumb, yes
Those letters are always silent. Note the word "But" isn't in the text.
Since the picture shows large estates/manors, I interpreted it as meaning people from Rhode Island are stuck up: they act like it's exotic and average person would be too lowbrow to pronounce it correctly, when in reality it's just like any other place as is the pronunciation. Kind of a Great Gatsby type situation: people act like they're better than they actually are.
People from Rhode Island act like itās exotic? What?Ā
Even if 'H' and 'S' are silent it's still pronounced same. Because 'H' and 'S' are already silent.
Self explanatory. Sound it out. You are (unfortunately) dumb.
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Peter is from Rhode Island lol
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Rrr hode is land. Haha
I am still confused.
Who would actually say rHoad eye-sland? I am leaning more on the anti-meme.
I mean, let's put up a sign that says, "Welcome to the "Respository of Knowledge. The K is silent."
Then again, I did have an Indian grad student in Trig who taked about a "yaCHt" instead of a "yot"
Yea, I live in Rode Iland
Te āā and āā are ilent
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They asked.
Right?
English isnāt their native language.
It's an antimeme based on the memes which joke revolve around words which are almost identical except for one or two letters, you say one word + the letter is silent and end up saying a totally different sentence. Here, the h and the s are already silent so it doesn't change the meaning, it's just stating a fact
Itās a joke implying they actually live in Rode Island ā as in, they took out the āHā and āSā to make it sound more yeehaw. Basically: Rhode ā Rode, Island stays the same. Cowboy state of mind š¤ š
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I think this is an "anti-meme" of some sort. It's just a statement of fact, the H and S in Rhode Island are silent.
The "H" and "S" are literally silent on these words. It references memes like "I live in Spain but the S is silent", which are jokes, but in this case, the joke is that this is literally true
I thought it was a slight on hoes and sluts from this area and it happens to match how you read that area of america .
Anti-meme, just simple English that when you say Rhode Island, the H and S arenāt pronounced
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"Rhode Island" is pronounced "Road Eye-Land". The "H" and "S" sounds in the name are not pronounced when spoken.
The H and S in āRhode Islandā are silent (not pronounced in the name)
Thereās no deeper joke, itās just an anti-meme.
People from Worcestershire should consider making similar memesā¦
(As a minimum 1R, 1C and 2Es are silent)
Peter should get this as he comes from Rhode Island.
Rode iland
The hands are silent -> servants don't talk -> it's posh here.
The "E" is also silent.
There's a lot of explanations here by people who aren't Peter.
Rode Iland,then?
That's the joke is that these letters are silent. They actually are silent
Just say Rhode Island. Still pronounced the same.
Nope it's R Hode Is Land
Quahog is Located there šĀ
Not related to the question since itās been answered but Iād just like to mention that the mansion as seen here in the foreground is The Breakers ācottageā that was built as a summer home for the Vanderbilt family who also built the Biltmore mansion
O no..... a dad meme
They are in fact silent
The h and s are silent /ĖɹoŹd ĖaÉŖ.lÉnd/
The joke is that you think there's a joke but there's not
When you pronounce the name āRhode Islandā you donāt say either the H or the S
What is with this sub and posting things that arenāt jokes as if they are jokes that need explaining
Iāve been pronouncing it Ruhode Izland this whole time!
Yea i live in rode iland te and are ilent
You would expect that to be "I live in Spain but the S is silent"
Yeah youāre dumb lol
You may be dumb and need help, yes.
Sometimes I just wanna comment āthink about it a bitā
The H and S are silent.
Thatās a lot of commentsā¦ did anyone say āCool WHHHipā yet?
It's actually Rho-dylin
Source: born and raised in Woonsocket Rhode Island.
Rahode Is land!
This is an anti meme, there is no joke
The h and s are indeed silent.
Indeed, they are
In America, you dont pronounce the H in Rhode and the S in Island.
Yeah. English is weird.
Nice aerial view of the whole state
Three Cās in āPacific Oceanā - they all make a different sound.
Some subsidized housing would really do that place a lot of good.
is this not a joke about Rhode Islanders being pretentious?
Maybe it means I live in Road I land as a joke? Idk, English is not my main language
Yes, you are dumb.
In.this kind of template the punchline is that if you removed those letters, the meaning would change. But this one is an antimeme and it simply states the fact that in these words these letters are, indeed, silent. This is an antimeme or TTT
The meme references "Help, I live in Spain but the S is silent" but it's an Anti-Joke though kind of implying that living there sucks by using this format
Idk why it bugs me the picture is of Newport instead downtown Prov.
when you remove the 2 letters it still says rhode island
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It only seems simple if English is your first language or are fluent in English.
It's an easy thing to trip up people just learning the language.
why? that seems mean
Donāt feel bad. Youāre learning a new language! Thatās great! Some people here canāt help but be jerks, not realizing that whatās obvious to them isnāt obvious to everyone. Weāve shown this one the door.
They were being rude. Theyāre gone now. š
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Not everyone speaks English as their native language, mah dude.
You are obtuse
English isnāt their first language
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