xkcd

8973 readers

33 users here now

A community for a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

576

xkcd #2907: Schwa (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

91 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Alt text:

Doug's cousin, the one from London, runs a Bumble love cult.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm even more confused now...

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They're all using only the 'uh' sound for every non-silent vowel in each word.

That 'uh' sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics.

(edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

All the vowels make an 'uh' sound when you read the sentence out loud