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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.

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submitted 2 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

It's not silent if I pronounce it, and I always have. Thank you.

[–] grissino@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

As you should. Unless you pronounce the word helicopter as "helico'ter" too, as they share the same root word; pteron.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

The reason why the p in "pterodactyl" is silent is because the consonant cluster /pt/ isn't allowed as the initial part of a syllable

When words are borrowed into English but have consonant clusters like this, English simplifies the cluster (in this case, /pt/ becomes /t/)

However, if the consonant cluster is preceded by a vowel, it splits up and the first consonant becomes the coda (final part) of the preceding syllable

So while it might have been he-li-co-pter in Greek, it became he-li-cop-ter in English

This also explains the silent g in "phlegm" and why it's pronounced in "phlegmatic"

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TIL the g in phlegm is silent.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Darge tgo bge differgent?

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