thepenisbIue
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Apr 3, 2017 2:26 AM
thepenisbIue
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hughesybooze
That's only because they lumped in a couple of random obscure words that nobody knows.
ZKrock
Really? Ague? Oh yeah, absolutely everyone uses that word 20 times a day.
Strothy2
Why did I summon Joseph Stalin?
JanErikRasmussen
I can do it ( From Denmark)
Stratego89
Dammit... ague got me. :(
ravi893
Would have read it perfectly but don't know some of the words tbh
chrishallett83
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains...
technobass
Don't call me Suzy
DarkPanther77
This is not the full version. The full poem is three times as long
Nintura1182
Except that everybody will believe they pronounce these correctly, because there's nobody to correct them.
BillysLegendaryCrack
The statistic is a lot more believable if you look at the whole poem
chrishallett83
Supercalifragilisticexpealadocious!
FernandoRumdebum
If English is your native language you shouldn't struggle with this. If it's your second, ya, but the structure and context means the 1/
FernandoRumdebum
2/ words come naturally
6Oh4
What was supposed to be hard about this?
hardwire18
Bon ap the teeth
HandsomeJack19
The hell is a sward?
nafun
*reads it perfectly until* "Sward? WTF is a sward?"
whytell
OP, you should check out the full version: http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
RHFiesling
I love the full thing. I m German
dbs64
Went through the whole thing. I feel exhausted.
whytell
Wow, I'm impressed! That is one long poem, and you have to focus on practically every word.
Darjanator
Not to mention you have to scan ahead for the rhymes.
mearas
How do you know if you pronounce it right?
thoushaltnotpass
Not native speaker here. There are a few words that I know but have no idea how to pronounce (plaque, streak, etc)
Snopony
So you know in game of thrones he calls Theon, Reek? Steak is reek with a St at the start. The ea is like a long e
maverickquasar
Noooo! Steak = 'Stay-k', Streak = 'stree-k'.
thoushaltnotpass
thanks, that's how I'd have pronounced both of them, but with English you're never sure :)
maverickquasar
No no i'm sorry but Snopony is wrong (on both accounts!) Plaque = 'pla-ck' (it's a short sound) and streak = 'stree-k'. STEAK = 'stay-k'
maverickquasar
In streak and steak, the 'K' is a short sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u2pwokdgxQ
maverickquasar
In streak and steak, the 'K' is a short sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u2pwokdgxQ
Snopony
Plaque is like ark (the jesus kind) with the pl from play :)
maverickquasar
What? 'Plaque'? It's pronounced 'pl-ack' it's a piece of metal with writing on it and is attached to something
Snopony
Or the stuff the dentist scraps off. Also it depends if it's US English or other, I'm in Australia. Tomato, tomato.
33WhiskeyTX
Ahh, the non-rhotic "r".
IMostlyMakeStuffUp
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Horus175
*jumps, otherwise there's no "s"
Zatarra64
Ahhh the dreaded FOX test. My bane for many years.
Koshokai
Learned it as 'The quick red fox jumped over the lazy brown dog'
IMostlyMakeStuffUp
Me too
Koshokai
*jumps*
dickbuttforlocalcouncillor
S.
HackergirlMio
Whoever made this must be better than 90% of those 10%
edgeofadhesion
I really hate the pronunciation of corps. It makes no sense.
maverickquasar
Pronounced exactly like in French, tis a French word and thus keeps their LUDICROUS pronunciation
Thatonebicycledude
Every language is difficult and has weird pronunciations for words though. Mandarin ain't no cakewalk.
deliberatemistake
Grammatically its fairly easy
Thatonebicycledude
Grammatically for sure, but that pronunciation will trip up everybody who isn't a native speaker.
devilzadvoc8
read it perfectly but tell a non english native to translate
KotMroku
Translating it would be easy, but making it sound like poetry? Naaaaaaaaaah.
devilzadvoc8
hahah yeah thats what i meant but stoned said it wrong
jaydawgx7
Did you say read or read?
devilzadvoc8
I read dead, yet I read deed.
RHFiesling
unless you can do the full poem, no bragging rights
baldewok
You wont be able to understand if they did.
devilzadvoc8
no you're thinking if they try to sound out the words
PinkThief
What does Britain mean?
TheCrazySucculentLady
It's a location.
RHFiesling
http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
devilzadvoc8
have to read that in parts
RHFiesling
I so enjoy reading that out loud. Just got an austrian gal introduced to it and she did an outstanding first time job.
devilzadvoc8
yeah its funny, english isn't my first language so what i read comes out clear but my mind realizes it doesn't make sense
Promethianfire
I admit I had to look up "ague"
PeltsiPeltsinen
Same here
Velexis
But it has to rhyme with "you" so it's not hard to find out how it's pronounced
HitlersSpirit
That and sward
giveintome
Me too, then i thought what if that's the only word that 90% of ppl don't know?
saltylame
For real lmao
TheResentfulTeddyBear
The only one I had no fucking clue about.
StonerCatJay
I figured out the pronunciation because it was in a couplet with "you"
slightlybored
I could prounce it, had no idea what it means
bagelstylechess
Prounce
IdUpvoteYouButYoureAt69
Same
NSATailoredAccessOperationsUnit
Ague = type of fever with shivering
kingtyrion
And how do you pronounce it?
blitherypoop
The rhyme scheme is a big hint.
kibateo
Sorta like A-Gew
BuckyBadass
"A-gue"
NSATailoredAccessOperationsUnit
Like argue, without the 'r'. Ah-gew.
billburrwalderama
It rhymes with "you"
Snopony
Imgur
benadrylbumblebutt
No no, it is pronounced Imgur
ShaunDreclin
This is less a poem and more a list of words
thepenisbIue
Isn't that what every poem is?
ShaunDreclin
woah step the fuck back that is too deep for me
thepenisbIue
I usually like it deep
ShaunDreclin
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
thepenisbIue
TripUpStairs
What's a sward?
sakm
A large patch of grass - archaic, related to "swarth" which is better known.
TripUpStairs
Thank you kind person :)
sakm
No problem :D
Knighty72
I'm taking a big risk here but I'd say a retard sword.
EatingFiftyBagels
TheKidGorgeous
ralmoly
CaptainTiddlemittens
issa sward
wildsoapbox
That isn't that difficult
bigbadnigel
Yeah right, if you're american it might be
PissedOffAndTired
Agreed
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm
Especially since there are easy words to rhyme with the ones that are uncommon.
ElloTherePoppet
There's a much worse one. It is very fucking long too
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
Try this one, the original: http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
Lateraide
Awesome but man it's long
blitherypoop
Some of them depend on your accent too. A few of the couplets don't work with my US Mid-Atlantic accent.
quantumgemeraldi
But it's tumbler. The people this was meant for probably don't have anything above a 3rd grade education
DeJackal
This not even half the actual poem
Tsyganka
That's because Tumblr clipped hundreds of lines off of it
keyblader1985
You'd be surprised.
sansenoy
Ague?
ruferto
when in doubt, read it phonetically
blitherypoop
Olde time word for fever. Rhymes with "you".
MagnorCriol
Worst comes to worst, you can still recognize this as a poem. The line before it ends with "you", so you know "ague" rhymes with it.
thevortexmaster
Congrats, you're part of the 10%. Feel special?
minkuschild
Well, they didnt need to throw stats in there if it wasnt made to make me feel special. Couldve just said, this poem is difficult.
thevortexmaster
Yaaay we all feel special!
wildsoapbox
Yes. Yes I do. Thank you
thevortexmaster
Yaaay! Me too!
Fejerro
But, surely Tumblr statistics would not mislead us...?
kibateo
you think they just pull that 90% number out of thin air? They sent their TOP MEN to get these statistics.
ErikvdV
So 90% of tumblr just to get those statistics?
livingcheeseburger
TOP MEN!!!
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
*TOP MEN*? *MEN*? *TRIGGERED*
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