First of all, we should settle first on how we really pronounce "meme" because even I myself made a mistake when I pronounced this word at first and for several times. I asked my classmate, and he told me that it is not pronounced as \mi-mi\, like when you're reading the word "me" twice, or even \meh-meh\, like what a goat sounds like.
All right, don't be surprised because according to Merriam-Webster.com, "meme" is actually pronounced as \ˈmēm\! It rhymes with cream, dream, scream, team or what have you. So, share this to your friend to stop the mispronunciation of this word. Oras na para barahin ang mga nagsasabi ng meh-meh. Wahahaha!
Game! How far is your knowing about this? (please check the grammar) It's not only about these meme faces which got viral over the Internet!
Dictionary.reference.com defines a meme as an idea or element of social behavior passed on through generations in a culture especially by imitation.
From the word meme, here come another term, the "Internet meme". It is an idea that is propagated through the World Wide Web. I may be a hyperlink, video, picture, website, hashtag, or just a word or phrase, such as intentionally misspelling the word "more" as "moar" or "the" as "teh". It may spread from person to person via social networking, blogs, direct emails, news sources, or other web-based services. An Internet meme may stay the same or may evolve over time, by chance or through commentary, imitations, parody, or by incorporating news accounts about itself. The above definition is according to Wikipedia. Actually, Rebecca Black's Friday is an example of this. >>Click this link to see the Best Memes of 2011.
OK. Clearer now? Let's give an example.
Photo Credit: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-dont-say Actually, this meme is a rage comic face based on a contour drawing of Nicolas Cage that is that is used as a sarcastic response to an obvious observation or statement. ^1 Moreover, it is used to convey surprise or astonishment and it can be also used sarcastically in response to an obvious statement.^2 Now, this is my question! When you were reading the article, did you still read "meme" as \meh-meh\ or \mi-mi]? ahaha. You don't say! *** footnotes: ^1 http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-dont-say ^2 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_don%27t_say |
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