2619: Crêpe

2022-05-13T14:25:41Z

CoolPiotr:

{{comic
| number = 2619
| date = May 13, 2022
| title = Crêpe
| image = crepe.png
| titletext = A medicine that makes you put two dots over your letters more often is a diäretic.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic is a play on the expression "Weird flex but OK" ([https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Weird%20flex%20but%20ok definition at Urban Dictionary]). [[Cueball]] has made a {{w|crêpe}}, a thin pancake known for its legendary status in French cuisine. When he says the word "crêpe," however, the {{w|circumflex}} above the "e" comes out odd. Instead of the usual simple angle (^), it looks more like a stubby capital A. [[Megan]], who can apparently see the text inside speech bubbles, comments on the odd shape with the appropriate pun.

The proper French pronunciation of "crêpe" is such that the ê is pronounced as in "get", i.e. "cr-eh-p", but English speakers pronounce it like an "A", i.e. "cr-ay-p", so drawing the circumflex like an "A" references how it would actually be pronounced by [[Cueball]] as an English speaker.

The title text continues the wordplay by punning on {{w|diuretic}} (a substance promoting increased urine production), {{w|Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis}} (adding two dots to a letter), and {{w|diacritic}} (what both the circumflex and the diaeresis are).

==Transcript==
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:[Cueball is holding a plate with a crepe on it, conversing with Megan.]
:Cueball: Check out this crêpe I made!
:Megan: Weird circumflex, but okay.

{{comic discussion}}

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2619: Crêpe