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Woman in cat mask runs amok with knives, answers 'meow' to police officers
I wonder if the article author translated it or whether she was speaking English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linguistic_onomatopoeias#Mammal_sounds
Cat meowing
English: miaow (UK), meow (US)
Korean: 야옹 (yaong)
yaong
Aww
miaow (UK)
Excuse me, WTF? I have lived 7 years in the UK, and never have I heard a cat profer this kind of drivel. Is this some cockney shit?
Also, thank you for your insight about mammal accents. It made me slightly xenophobic but I appreciate the knowledge.
Are you saying that miaow and meow sound different phonetically to you?
Its not cockney rhyming slang, but rather a simple variance in spelling. Do colour Vs color/ catalogue Vs catalog etc... sound different phonetically to you also?
I'm a native English speaker, so maybe that's why they seem identical; but I could see how a different mother tongue would change that perspective.
Edit: removed aluminium because I momentarily forgot that Americans say 'aloomanum' and that one isn't an example of a spelling variance with identical phonetics.
I suppose all the examples you give convey some little trace of the accent from their respective regions. Slightly longer final syllables in the UK for instance.
But more to the point, the spelling 'miaow' is completely new to me. But I receive very few letters from British cats so maybe that explains it.
Here's an example from the BBC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeUM1WDoOGY
Why Do Cats Miaow? | Cats Uncovered | BBC
Though just to mix things up, the BBC Earth YouTube channel appears to be using title case capitalization in that title, which is typically an American English style, there. The main BBC YouTube channel appears to use the more-usually British English sentence case capitalization.
So I expect that there's always the possibility that people aren't always super-religious about the form of English that they use.
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
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).
The furry rebellion has begun!
:3
get it, queen. tell your secrets to no one
Hope she gets the appropriate treatment and is feline better soon.
You mean the spray bottle? Or maybe even the cone of shame?
At least a break from any possible catnip consumption until we can rule that out and start making adjustments from there if needed.
Is this what they mean by, "crazy cat lady"?
IRL Catwoman doesn't sound as fun as the comic version.
Are we sure that it wasn’t just a giant cat?
"I can fix her" Bros where you at?
The veterinarian, making an appointment to get her fixed.
there is nothing to fix
Busy booking flights.
Not sure if your username is better as a sarcastic remark to the other poster or for your post lmao
Its both.
Guys who want a yandere girlfriend.
Here! 😅
Bast?
TIL Korean cats say "meow".
Putting small children to work in stores is shameful.
Was her name Selina Kyle?