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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which is active in July and August. Their name ultimately derives from the ancient Greek hero ''Perseus'' (for ''his'' pronunciation, check {{w|Perseus}}). There are various ways of pronouncing ''Perseids'', and [[Randall]] gives the obvious ones before the comic spirals into virtual nonsense, or possibly parodies of {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay|common euphemistic replacement words}}. This is written from an American English perspective.
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This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which is active in July and August. Their name ultimately derives from the ancient Greek hero ''Perseus'' (for ''his'' pronounciaton, check {{w|Perseus}}). There are various ways of pronouncing ''Perseids'', and [[Randall]] gives the obvious ones before the comic spirals into virtual nonsense, or possibly parodies of {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay|common euphemistic replacement words}}.
  
 
It should be noted that the last consonant is often pronounced as a "z" sound rather than "s" (the technical term is "voiced"), which is not reflected in these spellings.
 
It should be noted that the last consonant is often pronounced as a "z" sound rather than "s" (the technical term is "voiced"), which is not reflected in these spellings.
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| PURSE-yids
 
| PURSE-yids
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| Standard 2.5 syllable pronunciation, nearly indistinguishable from the previous.
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| Standard-ish 2.5 syllable pronunciation.
 
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! rowspan="2"| Also heard sometimes
 
! rowspan="2"| Also heard sometimes
 
| Per-SEE-ids
 
| Per-SEE-ids
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| The emPHAsis on the seCOND sylLAble is nonstandard.
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| The emPHAsis on the middle sylLAble is nonstandard.
 
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| Per-SAY-ids
 
| Per-SAY-ids
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! rowspan="3"| Generally frowned on
 
! rowspan="3"| Generally frowned on
 
| Per-SIDES
 
| Per-SIDES
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| Two syllables with a Germanic pronunciation of the "ei" digraph.
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| Germanic pronunciation of the "ei" digraph.
 
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| Per-ZAY-uds
 
| Per-ZAY-uds
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| Voiced "S" phoneme. Could be acceptable in New Zealand.
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| Could be acceptable in New Zealand.
 
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| PER-suds
 
| PER-suds
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| Two syllables, ignoring the digraph altogether and making it schwa.
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| Ignoring the digraph altogether and making it schwa.
 
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!rowspan="9"| Definitely wrong
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!rowspan="7"| Definitely wrong
 
| Perky-ids
 
| Perky-ids
 
| Backformed from the C=S equivalence but from the wrong kide.
 
| Backformed from the C=S equivalence but from the wrong kide.
 
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| Pewpewpews
 
| Pewpewpews
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| An onomatopoeia for [[2817: Electron Holes|electron hole guns]] and fictional laser guns.
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| An onomatopoeia for fictional laser guns, possibly for the resemblance of the flashes of light both laser guns and meteors make in the sky. In real life, neither lasers nor meteors make much sound at all.
 
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| Per-say-says
 
| Per-say-says
 
| This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the vagina as {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay}}.
 
| This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the vagina as {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay}}.
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| Percies
 
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| "Percies" is plural of Percy, the short form of Perseus, and could easily be an abbreviated/informal form of "Perseids", especially when spoken.
 
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| Purps
 
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| "Purps" is close to "Perps", a short slang form of Perpetrator (generally the person responsible for a crime). Conceivably an evolution of pronunciation from re-extending the even more abbreviated "Pers" with a new plosive ending re-added.
 
 
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| Percies Purps
 
| Percies Purps
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| Together, this would be a name of a criminal gang, led by Perseus or Perseid.
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<!-- Somebody somehow missed that the last two lines are two entries, not 4 (Peeps or Purps can't possibly pretend to be pronunciations for the WHOLE word Perseids!) -->
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|- <!-- Seems like enough people want to keep the incorrect 4-term explanation, well at least also keep the correct 2-terms explanation as well -->
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| Made extra wrong by splitting the one word into two (neither of these 2 lines work on their own to replace "Perseids"). "Percies" is plural of Percy, the short form of Perseus. Purps is close to Perps, a short slang form of Perpetrator (generally the person responsible for a crime).
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| Pepsids
 
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| "Pepsids" could refer to {{w|Famotidine|Pepcid}} (an antacid), or it could also be referencing the {{w|Pepsi}} brand, through insertion of a single plosive 'p' in the loosely pronounced original word.
 
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| Peeps
 
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| "Peeps", derived vocally similarly to "purps", are possibly shorebirds that are not always easy to identify (for example the {{w|Least Sandpiper}}), also known as "{{w|stints}}". Or, continuing the bird theme, could directly reference {{w|Peeps|a spongy candy}} which is shaped and decorated like baby chickens. It is also a common slang term for "people"; particularly an in-group that the speaker identifies with, as in "my peeps".
 
 
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| Pepsids Peeps
 
| Pepsids Peeps
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| Together, these would be people who bond over their reliance on Pepcid (and their interest in the Perseids, hence spelling it with an S)
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| "Pepsids" seems to refer to Pepcid, an antacid, but misspelled to match the original word. It could also be referencing {{w|Pepsi}}. "Peeps" are shorebirds that are impossible to identify (for example, {{w|Least Sandpiper}}). See {{w|stints}}. But more likely either a reference to the Peep, a spongy candy which is shaped and decorated like baby chickens, or the slang for "people", particularly a group that the speaker identifies with, "my peeps".
 
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