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Post by solderdude on May 18, 2018 12:03:22 GMT
Most people I know either heard 'Laurel' or 'Jerry' or 'Gary' ... no one I know reports hearing 'Janny'. What's up with that ? Is the perception of 'Jerry' vs 'Janny' also language related ? No matter where the slider is (link below) all any of us can hear is 'Jerry' or 'Gary' or 'Jenny' not 'Janny' Pehaps because the 'a' is mostly an 'ahhh' kind of sound, sometimes the 'a' is pronounced as 'èhhh' not as an 'e' which for us is the 'i' where for English the 'i' is mostly sounding as 'eye' or 'ai' as in 'ai skipper' For those who do not know... www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.htmlIt is interesting in any case that people (standing next to each other) hearing the exact same soundwaves can interpret that same soundwave so differently.
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Post by jello on May 18, 2018 12:42:04 GMT
That is interesting. Could be a language thing.
Going from left to right I initially hear 'Laurel'. Towards the middle it then morphs into 'yanny'. But as I get towards the right rather than hearing a very clear 'yanny' I actually hear 'yellae' (like the word 'jelly' but with a 'y' at the start). Which is how some people in Scotland say the word 'yellow' when not trying to talk the Queen's english.
'Jerry' and 'Gary' must be on their lunch break though.
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Post by solderdude on May 18, 2018 13:28:19 GMT
Jerry and Gary are here with us.... No Jelly beans here though. Totally on the left I hear 'Blaurel'
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Post by drumdrym on May 18, 2018 23:43:19 GMT
If I start in the middle "Laurel" , moving right 3 sections changes to "Yeary" and to end. Again starting in middle "Laurel" moving left 3 sections continues "Laurel" and to end. However if I replay a few minutes later and start at full left I hear "Blaurel" but it's indistinct.
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Post by marveltone on May 19, 2018 13:47:35 GMT
Whereas part of me is mildly amused by this, I mostly find the whole thing annoying and meaningless. It's like that stupid gold/blue dress from a while back. Perhaps it's because I'm jaded and sarcastic. Perhaps there's a reason I live out in the middle of nowhere.
I'm going outside to play in the dirt.
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Post by lobalwarming on May 21, 2018 6:04:03 GMT
I live just outside the middle of nowhere and couldn't be bothered to take the test because the NYtimes site is filled with adware/spyware scripts. It's the sweet sounds of silence for me. ;-)
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Post by Mr Trev on May 21, 2018 16:57:35 GMT
I live just outside the middle of nowhere and couldn't be bothered to take the test because the NYtimes site is filled with adware/spyware scripts. It's the sweet sounds of silence for me. ;-) Just wrap your head in aluminum foil. You'll be fine <no I'm not an aluminum foil industry stooge. Honestly, I'm not >
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Post by Cranky on May 21, 2018 20:57:50 GMT
I live just outside the middle of nowhere and couldn't be bothered to take the test because the NYtimes site is filled with adware/spyware scripts. It's the sweet sounds of silence for me. ;-) Just wrap your head in aluminum foil. You'll be fine <no I'm not an aluminum foil industry stooge. Honestly, I'm not > Just because you're not paranoid, that doesn't mean they're not following you.
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