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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.
An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.
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My work frequently has me interact with people from southern Louisiana. It's a whole different language, that Cajun. Got a guy I work with that was born in Vietnam, then lived down in the south for several years before moving north. I joke that he speaks 3 languages: Vietnamese, Cajun, and English.
Well yeah, Cajun is a creole language mixing French and English, which is different from the accent people from Louisiana might have when speaking English proper.
English is my second language, I've got the top bilingual score at work, still can't watch Trainspotting without subtitles...
I have a friend with a strong scouser accent (Liverpool). I discovered the day I met her that I won't be able to call myself fluent in English (proper, not simplified) until I manage every accents of the British Isles.
I just watched a guy travel through the hills of Appalachia. The British Isles might not cut it
Despite being a Scot myself, even I can't understand some of the stronger northern accents and dialects, they're practically a different language
My mom and I went to Orkney in 2022 and overheard part of a conversation in a shop. My mom asked the clerk what language that was. "... English."
The film hot fuzz has an amazing take on this. They need to talk to a farmer, but end up bringing the dog handler along. It turns out it's not for the dog. It takes 2 accent translations to make sense of what he is saying!
Now try a conversation with a Geordie or Mackem shipyard worker.
I only know two languages:
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English
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Bad English
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