this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 112 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a quality anti-meme.

[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Right? I was very confused until I saw where I was. Good shitpost.

[–] ADonkeyBrainedFrog@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I spent too long trying to figure out what the message was lmao

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll be honest that it got me too. Which is why I had to share it.

[–] CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still failing at understanding...

[–] greenteadrinker@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ‘H’ and ‘S’ in Rhode Island are already silent, so it really is a meme saying that they live in Rhode Island

It’s a subversion of the “I live in Spain, but the ‘S’ is silent” joke

Ah. Knowing they were silent already, I didn't get the joke... Thanks for taking pity!

[–] Tobin@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Could someone explain this to me?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There is no joke. The "H" and "S" are silent in the name Rhode Island.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is that... really it? Just a complaint about silent letters, straight from someone's first English class?

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it's a complaint. It's an anti-joke.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahhh, I forgot about anti-jokes

Does that make it a triple entendre? I'm lost...

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I personally thought the joke was going to be the r and the D are silent so it would be hoe island.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I must be drunk or something because I read that as "Rhode Ireland". Lol.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Also it rhymes. I think...

[–] match@pawb.social 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is a common joke: "I live in Spain but the S is silent." This is an anti joke variant of that

[–] Tobin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ah okay, thanks!

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] angrymouse@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why english?
Some years ago when I was learning english I was very worried about my accent, after years and more advanced English I just don't fucking care, cause seems nobody fucking cares about this language quality anyway. You write things and read like you fucking want. Quality meme tho

[–] skulblaka@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

You write things and read like you fucking want

That's the last lesson you have to learn before becoming fluent in English, especially American English. If you put a Cajun, a Yankee, a Brit and an Australian in the same room, despite all four of them allegedly speaking the same language you'll be lucky to communicate more than a sentence or two between the lot of them.

There are certain rules to be followed in English but a solid 45% or more of our "rules" are more like "subtext" and can be freely ignored, changed, or customized based on location and current company.

As for the "Why, English?" that's because English is a stolen mishmash hodgepodge of 14 different languages where we took the cool and useful words and bastardized them into unrecognizability. English more than any other is a patchwork language. We didn't invent shit, merely reappropriated other people's words in true classic English fashion.

[–] Rootiest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Rahode is land

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

archenemies of r-hode iceland

[–] BarelyOriginal@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Rood Eiland

[–] Random_user@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do people really not now how to pronounce these words or are the upvotes ironic?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Bruh maybe I'm dumb.

[–] librechad@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago
[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Ragincloo@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think originally it was rhode island and Providence plantations. Rhode island was Newport (island) and the plantations were providence, kings, and kent. But yeah Rhode island referred to the actual island. Then it became a state and eventually dropped half its name

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Even more confusing, the island was originally named Aquidneck Island and is still called that by locals despite the name being officially Rhode Island.

[–] spyke@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It used to be called Rhide Island until grandma’s visit in 1935…

[–] VantaBrandon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Rahode Issland

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Pffft imagine naming a place after a chicken 😂

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Silent letters are so extravegant.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's pronounced "rodes island"?

Explain it to me like I'm not an American.

[–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's talking about the s in Island. It's road Island

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I think you have it and I hope the memes get better soon 😆

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah the beautiful community of ITPOTING