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Your day can't continue until you confirm it yourself (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/memes

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[–] grandkaiser 41 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

[–] grandkaiser 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

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

[–] jpeps 6 points 11 months ago

You're right about how you would refer to each sound in use but the meme doesn't say that there are 4 bilabials

[–] kamen 6 points 11 months ago

doubleyouatermelon

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What sorcery is this knowledge you speak of?

[–] Matriks404 5 points 11 months ago

Phonetics.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What about W?

[–] Sorgan71 -2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

your lips dont touch for w

[–] Toneswirly 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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.

[–] Sorgan71 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah but thats the b in douBleyu

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Kbobabob 4 points 11 months ago

Same with dubya or dubyou.

[–] Sorgan71 1 points 11 months ago

But not in the W sound

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Mine do. I must be a freak of nature.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what that means but it reminds me of the movie Teeth.

[–] Matriks404 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

These indicate place of articulation of the sound that come out of your mouth. It's one of 3 main ways to categorize consonants in linguistics, or more precisely in phonetics.

Bilabial consonants are made when both lips are touching for example, while labiodental consonants are made when lower lips are touching upper teeth.