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by Home Movies Without Zombies on October 25th, 2008

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We sometimes syncopate to streamline our dialogues (forecastle to fo’c’sle, for example.) Therefore, why don’t we syncopate “YouTube” to “Yoube?”

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  • by iwnit on November 13th, 2008

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    'cause if we 'ere 'copating 'rything all the t'me, no'dy 'ould be 'ble to und'stand what 'thers were sa'ing.

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    • Translation of iwnit's ("I Win It?" or "I Own It?") syncopations: "Because if we were syncopating everything all the time, nobody would be able to understand what others were saying."
       
      (Even though I was able to get it within seconds, not everybody can.

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      by Home Movies Without Zombies on November 13th, 2008

    • Egao No Genki: thank you for your feedback (and for the translation...).
      iwnit:
      http://www.worldvisitguide.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000037569.html

      iwnit

      by iwnit on November 13th, 2008

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