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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Common misspellings of mispronunciation? What is the difference in the real and Cueballs pronunciation of Epitome from the title text? (for those who do not read/understand the code...) How is the EpiPen a mispronunciation and are there more puns in the title text. Why choose that word? Are there common mispronunciations of both Mispronunciation, Epitome and EpiPen?}} | |
− | + | [[Cueball]] explains to [[White Hat]] which words he often spells or mispronounces wrong. | |
− | + | "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspell#English Misspell]" and "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mispronunciation Mispronunciation]" are both misspelled quite often (although not in this comic!) "Misspell" is quite commonly misspelled as “mispell” or “miss-spell”. (There is, however, an argument that "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspelled misspelled]" should always be written "mispelled " since if it isn't mispelled , then it isn't mispelled ). | |
− | + | Cueball also refers to the fact that he mispronounces "mispronunciation". These statements are both metahumor, as "misspell" means to write incorrectly and "mispronunciation" means a wrong pattern of speaking. | |
− | The | + | The punchline comes when Cueball tells that the epitome of mispronunciation is the the way Cueball pronounce "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epitome epitome]" (which is pronounced in four syllables, ip-PIt-tummy /ɪˈpɪtəmi/). This is also metahumor, as epitome refers to a very good or perfect example. Thus Cueball shows the epitome of mispronunciation when he incorrectly pronounces "epitome." |
− | ' | + | The title text explains Cueball's mispronunciation of epitome, which he says as "EPPY-tome" (/ˈɛpɪtoʊm/). It also explains how he pronounces [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/EpiPen EpiPen] (a trademark for a type of {{w|Epinephrine autoinjector}}) as "uh-PIE-pen". |
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+ | The EpiPen is a medical device for injecting a measured dose or doses of {{w|Epinephrine (medication)|epinephrine}} (better known as adrenaline) by means of {{w|autoinjector}} technology. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |