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11-16-2010, 05:33 PM
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Admiral
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How is meme pronounced?
Is it me-me
or is it mem like in memo? or is it entirely different? |
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11-16-2010, 05:33 PM
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Navy Seal
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meem, as in rhyming with seem.
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11-16-2010, 05:34 PM
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Admiral
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11-16-2010, 05:35 PM
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Navy Seal
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No problem.
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11-16-2010, 05:47 PM
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Keelhauled
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I go with,,,
mem like in memo |
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11-16-2010, 05:53 PM
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Navy Seal
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Quote:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-b...e001s.wav=meme |
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11-16-2010, 05:53 PM
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Torpedo Momber
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more accurately, rhymes with "theme" - and it's an idea closely related to "theme" as well.
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11-16-2010, 05:53 PM
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Navy Seal
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It's "meem" and it rhymes with "cream."
Not mem. |
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11-16-2010, 05:58 PM
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Keelhauled
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Thank you for the correction. You are so good to me. Yummy. |
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11-16-2010, 06:00 PM
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Navy Seal
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11-16-2010, 06:04 PM
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Sea Lord
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it would seem
that this so called meme rhymes with theme not with mem I deem
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11-16-2010, 06:55 PM
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Admiral
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lots of us don't know IPA unfortunately |
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11-16-2010, 07:37 PM
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Navy Seal
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11-16-2010, 08:15 PM
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Rear Admiral
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this is why there are pronouncing dictionaries on the Internets Tubes.
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?wor...&submit=Submit The IPA codes are difficult to read for many words.
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11-16-2010, 08:37 PM
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Do any of you know what "meme" means in spanish ?
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