omshanti
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:39 PM
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How does one pronounce "meme"? |
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Is it "mee-mee"? "meh-meh"? "mehm"? "meem"?
It's been bugging me that I don't know how to say it right. Thanks!
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:39 PM
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omshanti
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:40 PM
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My English is very fluent but sometimes I get stuck here and there. :-)
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:41 PM
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3. It's properly pronounced |
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:43 PM
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:45 PM
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m, e (sharp accent), m, e (sharp accent)? In which case it means "ol' lady" and pronounces "meh meh".
Or m, e (circumflex accent), m, e? In which case it means "same", or "very" (in the sense "that very day"), or sometimes "even", and pronounces "mem".
But maybe you don't mean in French...
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Wed Jan-21-04 06:47 PM
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waterman
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Wed Jan-21-04 07:08 PM
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7. Either way, it's just not one of those words that does much ... |
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I predict a short shelf life for it. It will likey be used by a small group of people who think too highly of their intellect and just need a trendy catch phrase to latch on to for the moment. It's too fringe for most I'm guessing.
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Wed Jan-21-04 10:25 PM
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9. In itself it is meme...isn't it. :-) |
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And it is overused on DU.
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Wed Jan-21-04 10:21 PM
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8. Let's start pronouncing it meem-eh, |
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and see if we can't get something started.
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Wed Jan-21-04 10:30 PM
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10. I Thought It Was "mame" n/t |
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Wed Jan-21-04 11:47 PM
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12. I would leave that to the right |
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in the same way that GuHAWeehDUH is used for God. How the heck they get 4 syllables out of three letters is beyond me.
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Wed Jan-21-04 11:49 PM
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13. so you're saying we should change the meme pronunciation meme? |
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Wed Jan-21-04 11:29 PM
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11. They must be selling semiotics textbooks at 7-11... |
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considering how it's been flung around. Meme is this season's paradigm.
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