is cool with it if you turn it into a /p/ /b/ /v/ /ʋ/ /ɸ/ or /β/
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ooh acidnova thanks for that chart with audio. I too lack IPA knowledge, but was tickled by my zodiac sign being the one thing I do know, the schwa /ə/! I even recently made a FPP on it.
posted by spamandkimchi at 1:29 PM on July 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
literally the sound that happens when you put the least effort into articulating a vowelI straight up giggled at the drive-thru example.
also what happens in english when a vowel isn’t stressed
curled up cozily in the vowel space
goes up to the drive-thru and says “can I get uhhhhhhh”
posted by spamandkimchi at 1:29 PM on July 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
This is delightful, and I would love to read some more of the author's fictional works!
I only wish my astrology sun sign had anything to do with my personality. I love silly personality things like this, but it's a bummer when the one for your sign doesn't speak to you at all. MBTI, for all its flaws, at least gives me the small glimmer of saying "hey, that's me!" as I look into my purported reflection.
Now imagine a personality quiz that gives you an IPA symbol - any of the possible ones. Diacritics optional. Buzzfeed, I got a pitch to sell you!
posted by phonemefox at 2:46 PM on July 9, 2020
I only wish my astrology sun sign had anything to do with my personality. I love silly personality things like this, but it's a bummer when the one for your sign doesn't speak to you at all. MBTI, for all its flaws, at least gives me the small glimmer of saying "hey, that's me!" as I look into my purported reflection.
Now imagine a personality quiz that gives you an IPA symbol - any of the possible ones. Diacritics optional. Buzzfeed, I got a pitch to sell you!
posted by phonemefox at 2:46 PM on July 9, 2020
Helped me to get the Gemini "perceived intellectual" joke.
You cɑn't have a pie without ku:l ʍɪp !
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 2:49 PM on July 9, 2020 [3 favorites]
You cɑn't have a pie without ku:l ʍɪp !
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 2:49 PM on July 9, 2020 [3 favorites]
nasal-ingressive voiceless velar trill
həʔ həʔ həʔ həʔ
posted by the man of twists and turns at 2:50 PM on July 9, 2020
həʔ həʔ həʔ həʔ
posted by the man of twists and turns at 2:50 PM on July 9, 2020
😂
posted by supermedusa at 3:07 PM on July 9, 2020
posted by supermedusa at 3:07 PM on July 9, 2020
super chill
is cool with it if you turn it into a /p/ or /b/ or /v/ or /ʋ/ or /ɸ/ or /β/
willing to let others be louder than them
says the word “fuck” excessively
I feel so seen!
posted by Foosnark at 3:10 PM on July 9, 2020
is cool with it if you turn it into a /p/ or /b/ or /v/ or /ʋ/ or /ɸ/ or /β/
willing to let others be louder than them
says the word “fuck” excessively
I feel so seen!
posted by Foosnark at 3:10 PM on July 9, 2020
Is the joke with Aquarius that the sound is like snorking some water out of your sinus cavities?
posted by Acari at 3:31 PM on July 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Acari at 3:31 PM on July 9, 2020 [1 favorite]
And I seem to be the only one who was expecting beer labels.
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2020 [3 favorites]
Taurus = "goes up to the drive-thru and says “can I get uhhhhhhh”"
Dammit. OK, yeah, I'll cop to it.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 3:57 PM on July 9, 2020
Dammit. OK, yeah, I'll cop to it.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 3:57 PM on July 9, 2020
I've never been so happy to be Cancer on the cusp of Leo as I am now.
posted by Lexica at 4:22 PM on July 9, 2020
posted by Lexica at 4:22 PM on July 9, 2020
Virgo: forgiving, but absolutely WILL change meaning if you move your tongue tip a millimeter and make it dental or dental–alveolar
It’s a fair cop. I feel personally called out, but it’s a fair cop.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:38 PM on July 9, 2020
It’s a fair cop. I feel personally called out, but it’s a fair cop.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:38 PM on July 9, 2020
No, I'm with you here not_that_epiphanius.
posted by Slackermagee at 6:00 PM on July 9, 2020
posted by Slackermagee at 6:00 PM on July 9, 2020
I believe the joke with Aquarius is that the description is of a sound like a pig snorting and the symbol looks like a pig snout.
This is fun, thanks!
posted by somedaycatlady at 6:43 PM on July 9, 2020 [2 favorites]
This is fun, thanks!
posted by somedaycatlady at 6:43 PM on July 9, 2020 [2 favorites]
Like most Geminis, I never liked IPAs, which is predictable given that you taste bitter on the back of your tongue whereas my first language doesn't have uvular phonemes.
This is my entry in the Wrongest Sentence contest.
posted by aws17576 at 6:45 PM on July 9, 2020 [4 favorites]
This is my entry in the Wrongest Sentence contest.
posted by aws17576 at 6:45 PM on July 9, 2020 [4 favorites]
Pretty happy that my sign (Libra) just happens to be my favorite phoneme!
posted by k8bot at 10:05 PM on July 9, 2020
posted by k8bot at 10:05 PM on July 9, 2020
not_that_epiphanus + slackermagee: I have long dreamt of the pinyin IPA, a witchy brew from Seattle[*] with notes of chrysanthemum.
[*] pinyin = 'spell sound'
I am amused to find another human abusing the .lu ccTLD for their domain. It's the same lu4, even, though it's her family name and my given name.
posted by batter_my_heart at 2:11 AM on July 10, 2020
[*] pinyin = 'spell sound'
I am amused to find another human abusing the .lu ccTLD for their domain. It's the same lu4, even, though it's her family name and my given name.
posted by batter_my_heart at 2:11 AM on July 10, 2020
The sign I was born under said "Maternity Ward" and I don't see that here?
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 5:30 AM on July 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 5:30 AM on July 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
(Lu's pronouns are ae/aer/aerself; ae are also OK with e or they.)
posted by damayanti at 5:38 AM on July 10, 2020
posted by damayanti at 5:38 AM on July 10, 2020
Oh that's very cool -- I stand corrected ("aer family name") and apologize for the error.
posted by batter_my_heart at 1:32 PM on July 10, 2020
posted by batter_my_heart at 1:32 PM on July 10, 2020
Who deserves it more? "International Phonetic Alphabet" is much longer than "India Pale Ale" so the former gets more mileage out of the shortening. However IPA is a lot easier to fit on a beer bottle than the full phrase whereas "International Phonetic Alphabet" doesn't really need to fit in a tiny space anywhere. Judges?
posted by acidnova at 7:03 PM on July 10, 2020
posted by acidnova at 7:03 PM on July 10, 2020
I say we keep abbreviating them both, because conflating them is fun.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:23 PM on July 10, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:23 PM on July 10, 2020 [5 favorites]
I am not a linguist but had fun playing with the interactive chart. A lot of the sounds are very entertaining when played in quick succession. Pfffffft. Auuuuuuu. Aiiieeeeee. I know, I know.
posted by Armed Only With Hubris at 8:57 PM on July 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Armed Only With Hubris at 8:57 PM on July 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
I am not a linguist
Are you sure because you sound like one
posted by aws17576 at 11:45 AM on July 11, 2020
Are you sure because you sound like one
posted by aws17576 at 11:45 AM on July 11, 2020
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I found this handy chart that is also plays audio for the various sounds. Helped me to get the Gemini "perceived intellectual" joke.
posted by acidnova at 1:24 PM on July 9, 2020 [3 favorites]