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Saying "yeah right" sounds the same foward and backwards

Started by Coconut, July 14, 2008, 05:32 PM NHFT

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Coconut


TackleTheWorld

You have discovered the audio palindrome.
This is significant.  Thanks Coconut!

Pat K

I was hoping the loud motor cycle engines
were heralding the arrival of a Biker gang
who were going to put a stop to this video.


Coconut

Quote from: Pat K on July 14, 2008, 07:00 PM NHFT
I was hoping the loud motor cycle engines
were heralding the arrival of a Biker gang
who were going to put a stop to this video.



Ouch.

Puke


Sam A. Robrin


dalebert


Sam A. Robrin

If I were a rock star (Daidle deedle daidle duggle duggle deedle daidle dum . . .), I'd love to issue an album called "Backward Masking," full of messages like "Worship this weekend in the church, synagogue, or mosque of your choice," or "Voting is both a duty and a privilege," or "Stay in school," or "Listen to your parents, they know what's best" . . .

dalebert

This still seems like an April Fool's Day joke to me.  :)

Barterer

Interesting.  It's like a phonetic palindrome "tiaryrait" except that we're not used to people saying "tyeah" so the leading T goes silent.

Edit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonetic_palindrome
QuoteIn English, certain written palindromes also happen to be phonetic palindromes, particularly monosyllabic ones such as mom, dad, and pip. However, this does not guarantee that a reversed recording of any of these words will sound identical to non-reversed speech, because certain pronunciations can cause a shift in the articulation of the vowel, differentiating the beginning from the end in its pitch.

Coconut

Quote from: dalebert on July 16, 2008, 10:08 AM NHFT
This still seems like an April Fool's Day joke to me.  :)

You think I faked it? Try it yourself

margomaps

Quote from: Barterer on July 16, 2008, 11:32 AM NHFT
Interesting.  It's like a phonetic palindrome "tiaryrait" except that we're not used to people saying "tyeah" so the leading T goes silent.

If you notice, Coconut doesn't really annunciate the 't' at the end of "right".  Well he does, but he annunciates it very softly.  It was practically inaudible to me in the video.  Must be a regional dialect thing.  So there's no need to make an exception for the leading 't' being silent -- since the ending 't' is silent as well.  :)

Barterer

Quote from: margomaps on July 16, 2008, 12:42 PM NHFT
If you notice, Coconut doesn't really annunciate the 't' at the end of "right".  Well he does, but he annunciates it very softly. 
Ah, good catch. I guess when someone says "rai" we get the gist of it, and don't need a big 'ol spluttering T at the end.  It would be a perfect phonetic palindrome if not for that pesky T.

Coconut

Quote from: margomaps on July 16, 2008, 12:42 PM NHFT

If you notice, Coconut doesn't really annunciate the 't' at the end of "right".  Well he does, but he annunciates it very softly.  It was practically inaudible to me in the video.  Must be a regional dialect thing.  So there's no need to make an exception for the leading 't' being silent -- since the ending 't' is silent as well.  :)

I was saying it the way is natural to me.

margomaps

Quote from: Coconut on July 16, 2008, 01:34 PM NHFT
Quote from: margomaps on July 16, 2008, 12:42 PM NHFT

If you notice, Coconut doesn't really annunciate the 't' at the end of "right".  Well he does, but he annunciates it very softly.  It was practically inaudible to me in the video.  Must be a regional dialect thing.  So there's no need to make an exception for the leading 't' being silent -- since the ending 't' is silent as well.  :)

I was saying it the way is natural to me.

Clearly.  And I wasn't criticizing you (in case you thought that) -- just pointing out a fact relevant to the discussion at hand (the whole phonetic palindrome thingie).