xkcd #2942: Fluid Speech

https://xkcd.com/2942

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Thank you to linguist Gretchen McCulloch for teaching me about phonetic assimilation, and for teaching me that if you stand around in public reading texts from a linguist and murmuring example phrases to yourself, people will eventually ask if you’re okay.

  • Butt PirateEnglish
    14•5 months ago

    Something like “Adams Smith” probably fits the bill. People would hear “Adam Smith”

    • @asteriskeverythingEnglish
      3•5 months ago

      Thanks so much! I always sucked at riddles I couldn’t come up with anything lol