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− | Typically the term "{{w|Foot fetishism|foot fetish}}" refers to a sexual attraction to people's feet. Here, though, [[Megan]] is a linguist, so for her the term "foot" refers not to the body part but to the term's meaning in {{w|Prosody (linguistics)|prosody}}. In this context, {{w|Foot (prosody)|"foot"}} means, per Wikipedia, "the basic metrical unit that generates a line of verse in most Western traditions of poetry," and thus "foot fetish" means an attraction to words that follow such a format.
| + | This comic is making a play on words with the word "foot", in this case referring to (according to Wikipedia) "the basic metrical unit that generates a line of verse in most Western traditions of poetry." |
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− | Common types of feet (which are all referenced in this comic) include | + | Common types of feet include: |
− | *''{{w|trochee}}'' – a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (demonstrated in the first set of words: "'''sto'''-ry", "'''wa'''-ter", "'''pa'''-per", "'''door'''-way") (see also [[856: Trochee Fixation]]). | + | *"trochee" - stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one (demonstrated in the first set of words: "'''sto'''-ry", "'''wa'''-ter", "'''pa'''-per", "'''door'''-way") (see also [[856|comic 856]]) |
− | *''{{w|iamb (poetry)|iamb}}'' – an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as seen in the second set: "dis-'''arm'''", "A-'''dele's'''", "gi-'''raffe'''", "gre-'''nade'''") (perhaps the best-known foot, due to {{w|iambic pentameter|its use}} by {{w|William Shakespeare}}) (see also [[79: Iambic Pentameter]]). | + | *"iamb" - a short syllable followed by a long (as seen in the second set: "dis-'''arm'''", "A-'''dele's'''", "gi-'''raffe'''", "gre-'''nade'''") |
− | *''{{w|dactyl (poetry)|dactyl}}'' – a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (used in the third set: "'''straw'''-ber-ry", "'''scor'''-pi-on", "'''po'''-et-ry"). | + | *"dactyl" - long syllable followed by two short syllables (used in the third set: "'''straw'''-ber-ry", "'''scor'''-pi-on", "'''po'''-et-ry") |
− | *''{{w|anapest}}'' – (referenced in the title text) two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable; it is thus the reverse of a dactyl (see the [[#Discussion|discussion section]]). Note that the word ''anapest,'' pronounced "ANN-a-pest,"<ref>according to dictionary.com: [http://dictionary.com/browse/anapest <nowiki>[</nowiki>'''an'''-''uh''-pest<nowiki>]</nowiki>, /ˈæn əˌpɛst/]</ref><ref>American pronunciation at Merriam-Webster: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anapest \ˈa-nə-ˌpest\] </ref><ref>British pronunciation at Oxford Dictionaries: [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/anapaest /ˈanəpiːst, -pɛst/]</ref> is itself a dactyl, not an anapest, because the stress is on the first syllable. So it is an instance of a {{w|heterological word}}. | + | *"anapest" - two short syllables followed by a long one (referenced in the title text) |
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− | Megan thus wishes that [[Cueball]] first use a trochee during foreplay, then switch to an iamb during her main stimulation phase (intercourse or some other type that still enables Cueball to speak freely), and finally switch to a dactyl as she orgasms. According to the title text, after sex she wishes for him to hold her while he whispers the word "anapest" in her ear. But for a linguist like Megan, this is just four different types of "foot" stimulation - thus she can be called a woman with a foot fetish.
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| + | Women in bed: Can you repeat "Story Water Paper Doorway" at the start, |
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| + | then switch to "Disarm Adele's Giraffe Grenade" as we get going, |
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| + | and finally "Strawberry Scorpion Poetry" as I finish? |
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− | :[Cueball and Megan are in a bed.]
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− | :Megan: Can you repeat "Story Water Paper Doorway" at the start, then switch to "Disarm Adele's Giraffe Grenade" as we get going, and finally "Strawberry Scorpion Poetry" as I finish?
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− | :[Below the frame.]
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− | :Linguist with a foot fetish
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− | ==References==
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