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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by the per-se-DEIS meteor shower - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which is active in July and August. Their name ultimately derives from the ancient Greek hero ''Perseus'' (for ''his'' | + | This comic references the {{w|Perseids meteor shower}}, which is active in July and August. Their name ultimately derives from the ancient Greek hero ''Perseus'' (for ''his'' pronounciaton, check {{w|Perseus}}). There are various ways of pronouncing ''Perseids'', and [[Randall]] gives the obvious ones before the comic spirals into virtual nonsense, or possibly parodies of {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay|common euphemistic replacement words}}. |
It should be noted that the last consonant is often pronounced as a "z" sound rather than "s" (the technical term is "voiced"), which is not reflected in these spellings. | It should be noted that the last consonant is often pronounced as a "z" sound rather than "s" (the technical term is "voiced"), which is not reflected in these spellings. | ||
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− | ! | + | ! scope="row"| Generally accepted |
| PER-see-ids | | PER-see-ids | ||
− | | | + | PURSE-yids |
+ | | These are the most common pronunciations in English. | ||
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− | + | ! scope="row"| Also heard sometimes | |
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| Per-SEE-ids | | Per-SEE-ids | ||
− | + | Per-SAY-ids | |
− | + | | These are also considered acceptable. | |
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− | | Per-ZAY-uds | + | ! scope="row"| Generally frowned on |
− | | | + | |Per-SIDES |
+ | Per-ZAY-uds | ||
+ | PER-suds | ||
+ | | These are not very correct, but better than below | ||
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− | + | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | |
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| Perky-ids | | Perky-ids | ||
− | | | + | | Calling them Perky seems likely to be an attempt to be dirty. |
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+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Pewpewpews | | Pewpewpews | ||
− | | | + | | This is referential to lasers, which are known for their "pewpewpew" sounds. However, meteors are most definitely not lasers{{citation needed}}. |
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+ | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong | ||
| Per-say-says | | Per-say-says | ||
− | | This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the | + | | This is a tradition of rhyming lazy/cute slang, like referring to the female reproductive part as {{wiktionary|va-jay-jay}}. |
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− | | | + | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong |
− | | " | + | | Percies Purps |
+ | | Spaced out to indicate that each word in the row is a separate entry. "Percies" seems to akin to nicknaming each meteor "Percy" and referring to all of them as a group. Purps is close to Perps, a short slang form of Perpetrator (generally the person responsible for a crime). | ||
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− | | Pepsids Peeps | + | !scope="row"| Definitely wrong |
− | | | + | | Pepsids Peeps |
+ | | Also spaced out. "Pepsids" seems to refer to Pepcid, an antacid, but misspelled to match the original word. It could also be referencing {{w|Pepsi}}. "Peeps" are shorebirds that are impossible to identify (for example, {{w|Least Sandpiper}}). See {{w|stints}}. But more likely either a reference to the Peep, a spongy candy which is shaped and decorated like baby chickens, or the slang for "people", particularly a group that the speaker identifies with, "my peeps". If the two names on this line were joined together, they could refer to a group of people in some way associated with antacids. | ||
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− | The title text mentions how "meteor" sounds like "meatier," {{w|Homophone|although the meanings are completely different}}. It suggests telling people about the {{w|Kentucky meat shower}}, an anomalous weather event in 1876, as a [[2467: Wikipedia Caltrops|way to distract]] them | + | The title text mentions how "meteor" sounds like "meatier," {{w|Homophone|although the meanings are completely different}}. It suggests telling people about the {{w|Kentucky meat shower}}, an anomalous weather event in 1876, as a [[2467: Wikipedia Caltrops|way to distract]] them. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |