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Woman in cat mask runs amok with knives, answers 'meow' to police officers (www.koreaherald.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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A bizarre incident involving a mentally ill woman recently occurred at a store in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, where the suspect, wielding knives and wearing a cat mask, threatened employees and customers, including small children.

When the police arrested her and asked why she did it, she answered "meow" and said, "Can't tell you that, meow."

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[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Do colour Vs color/ catalogue Vs catalog etc... sound different phonetically to you also?

To be fair, those different spellings denote different variants of the language, and these words are pronounced differently in British and American English. So yeah, perceiving those as if those sound different is a normal thing, I guess

Edit: ironically, miaow and meow make an identical sound, according to Cambridge Dictionary: ˌmiːˈaʊ

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You perceive colour/color and catalogue/catalog to be pronounced differently?

I'd have to disagree with that, and it seems American grammar is still aligned with British in that they're still identical phonetically. I think it's important to disregard accent in this discussion, as it isn't relevant to the spelling. An Indian man saying colour will sound different to an Irishman saying colour for example, but that has nothing to do with the spelling; just the respective accent.

The difference in spelling was an act of defiance by the Americans during the British empire days. In many cases it has nothing to do with a difference in pronunciation . It's an interesting slice of history, and I'd recommend anyone who isn't aware to read up on the subject it really ruffled some feathers on this side of the pond, and some 200 years later, people still aren't over it. It was some of the highest quality trolling in recent history (one that I believe trumps the Boston tea party; but I guess that's a matter of opinion).

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 5 minutes ago

I find your point of disregarding American vs British pronunciation whilst regarding American vs British spelling a bit strange