Editing 1290: Syllable Planning
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] wants to say | + | {{incomplete}} |
+ | [[Cueball]] wants to say "ri-fucking-diculous", but he inserts the "fucking" too late in the word. Now, he has to say "ridicu-fucking-lous", which sounds ridiculous. | ||
− | This is an example of {{w|tmesis}}, the breaking up of a word to include another within it | + | This is an example of {{w|tmesis}}, the breaking up of a word to include another within it. Normally, for rhythmic reasons the included word is inserted before the {{w|Stress (linguistics)|stressed}} syllable (ri'''dic'''ulous becoming ri-fucking-'''dic'''ulous) which is what Cueball messed up. (However in some cases it is also possible to break the word after a prefix instead, so for some words there are two ways to do it e.g. unbe-fucking-'''liev'''able or un-fucking-believable.) |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | :Cueball: Man, that is '''''RIDICU'''''—fucking—... ...Hang on, I inserted "fucking" too late and now there's just one awkward syllable left. Can I back up? | ||
:[Cueball is standing next to Megan.] | :[Cueball is standing next to Megan.] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |