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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Here i am, mouthing letters in the bathroom stall

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reached the letter o and got a surprise from the hole in the wall

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 15 points 1 year ago

"Instructions unclear, started accidental glory hole"

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

I am also taking a shit and mouthing letters bro

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

I too am delaying the wipe!

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[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They also touch when you just shut the hell up.

[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's wrong! There are only three bilabial letters! P, M, and B. F and V are labiodental

[–] ji17br@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

That's labial velar approximate. We don't say "bwatermelon" just because the letter is pronounced with a B

[–] ji17br@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

What? Can you say the word double without your lips touching? I can’t

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[–] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

your lips dont touch for w

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They do in American English at least

edit: I realize now you're talking about its use within words, but a lot of us here assume that the meme is referring to saying each letter individually.

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[–] shasta@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Double U has a B in it which causes your lips to touch

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[–] nomnomdeplume@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

I feel like double u is cheating since that's just b again.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd argue 'f' they don't press hard but they lightly touch

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Bro what are you doing with your lips? "F" is top teeth on lower lip.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

What the pfuck are you pfrattling on about?

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[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

W still leaves an opening tho

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They're probably pronouncing it as "Double-U"...

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

well it only touches at the B sound and we already had B so...

[–] bennel@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (8 children)

How else is it pronounced?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

as a phoneme, it's a bilabial approximant - meaning the lips form the sound by moving close but not touching and then parting again

compare to the palatal approixmant /y/ formed by the root of the tongue performing a similar action with the soft palate.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Pronouncing the letter, or saying the letter's name?

I get three for the former, and four for the latter.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago

I fucking checked, too.

[–] ChillPill@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Saw someone describe the plot of Bee Movie the other day as: man cucked by bee. I cannot look at this movie the same anymore.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Only one letter of the English alphabet has more than one syllable, and it has three.

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[–] jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Behold, the bilabials

[–] uis@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What is last one? B, m, p are obvious.

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] uis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When wording worries without end. No. Didn't close even once.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

I took it as meaning the names. The b in double-u has your lips touch

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[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like W shouldn't count since it's basically just borrowing from B though.

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Its 5

I counted and my lips touch on B, F, M, P, W,

Edit: it's actually 6 since Lips briefly touch for V

[–] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

My lips definitely don't touch on F or V, my upper teeth just touch my lower lip but upper lip is safe from contact.

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If your lips actually touch for f and v you're saying them wrong lmao, it's not "epp" and "bee" it's "eff" and "vee." As everyone else already said, your lips don't touch, but your lower teeth should be touching your upper lip.

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[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago

Tell us you have a speach impediment without telling us you have a speach impediment.

[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Ehh, V feels more like my bottom lip touching my teeth, not the lip

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

This is why mmm bop and mmm mmm mmm are perfect songs.

Oooonce, there was these kids who, made song called mmm bop just to ear worm you-oo

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