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Simple to say but hard to solve (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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(Inspired by Reddit post of the last month)

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Looks like the sound holes of a violin to me.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Oh look, it's a music major.

[–] 1stq@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But they are not. Those are called f-holes.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

F-holes are the name specifically for the holes in the violin family and the contrabass. The more general term is sound hole, which also includes the c-holes of the viol family or the large round hole of a guitar.

F-holes, in particular, are shaped pretty much exactly like an integration sign.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks to my TI-89 I got a 3 on the AP Calc test and still don't get this joke.

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Out of 100?

[–] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What does the symbol mean in linguistics?

[–] h3rm17@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

If I remember correctly, it's IPA for "sh" sound.