Sunday, July 3, 2022

"Ghee"

This one is a perfect example of what happens when an only child grows up inside the pages of books (assisted by a nurturing upbringing fostered by reference librarian mom + bookstore manager dad) and/or spends way too much time alone not talking with other human beings because your holed up in the cabin drawing all the time. But seriously the propensity of people to mispronounce something because they've only ever seen it in print and not uttered aloud, which can result in some pretty funny-sounding words. All of which is to say I screwed this one up - it's funny as hell if you pronounce the mushing command for "turn right" the same as for a particular type of clarified butter. According to those ubiquitous little speaker icons on dictionary websites I need to get out more and communicate with non-cats. As so many gags hinge upon wordplay, the distinction is crucial with a heteronym, which technically is a homograph that is not a homophone - making this more of a heterophonic pun. Get it?

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