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Jaina ([personal profile] effervescible) wrote2004-05-03 01:04 am
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You know, I've been wondering...

Just how do you pronounce "meme", anyway?

[identity profile] sarahtheboring.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Meem." Just looked it up on m-w.com to confirm. "meem."
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[identity profile] spicedrum.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I always assumed it was "meem"

[identity profile] belladonna.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I always say "meemee" hehe.

[identity profile] enogitna.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
My math teacher (b/c memes are a mathematical phenomon) pronounced it "maim" as in... "I'll maim you bitch if you look at me sideways!"

But people have been saying "meem"... ^^;; I've never heard that, could this pronounciation be a regional thing?

[identity profile] offscreen.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too.

[identity profile] ickieshada.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Same here. XD

[identity profile] flouritephoenix.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
How do you pronounce Meme is like saying how do you pronounce OBSSE. It's regional I think. I learned it Meem in Chicago.

[identity profile] moonmama.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah that's how I've been saying it.
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[personal profile] lizbetann 2004-05-02 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
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Yup. Since it's basically all about "me" I pronounce it "meme."

[identity profile] nut-meg.livejournal.com 2004-05-02 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
What is a meme anyway?
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[identity profile] shigure.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
i always said "meem."
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[identity profile] irenak.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Y'know, I must've learned it odd because I always pronounce it "meh-me." I admit that that is probably totally wrong.
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[identity profile] qkellie.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
I've heard people pronounce it "mee mee," but I've always pronounced it "mehm" for some reason (like a shortened version of "memo," just without the "o" sound at the end). "Meem" makes the most sense, however.

[identity profile] chymerikaen.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Me too!
me me me me meeee.
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[identity profile] rashaka.livejournal.com 2004-05-06 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
That's close to or is how I pronounce it: Mehm. Like "memory" or "get." I leave the final e as silent.