A whatagreen?

[jaF0]

A mondegreen is a word or phrase that results from a mishearing especially of something recited or sung.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mondegreen


Orrrrr .... maybe it's just a stupid made up word?


That term came up when I looked up Wossamatta U. to double check the original formatting.

And if you don't know where that came from, I pity u.

 

[MrPixel]

My life right now is dealing with my wife's mondegreens. She is increasingly hard-of-hearing and won't wear her hearing aid, so there's rarely a moment where I say something that isn't misheard into something out of left field. It would be funny if she'd accept that it's her problem, but somehow it's always my fault, "You mumble!" No dear, I don't.

 

[bumpercars]

Orrrrr .... maybe it's just a stupid made up word?

If you go back far enough, every word is made up.

 

[Cagivagurl]

A mondegreen is a word or phrase that results from a mishearing especially of something recited or sung.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mondegreen


Orrrrr .... maybe it's just a stupid made up word?


That term came up when I looked up Wossamatta U. to double check the original formatting.

And if you don't know where that came from, I pity u.

Nice to know I have your pity

 

[Britva415]

Orrrrr .... maybe it's just a stupid made up word?

It's a mis-hearing of "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen."

It's not randomly pulled out of someone's ass - except for maybe the original mis-hearer's, but, I don't know if that person could be said to have "made it up" either. They just repeated what they (thought they) heard.

 

[Bramblethorn]

It's a mis-hearing of "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen."

It's not randomly pulled out of someone's ass - except for maybe the original mis-hearer's, but, I don't know if that person could be said to have "made it up" either. They just repeated what they (thought they) heard.

And it persists in English today because people find it useful enough to use it now and then.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Hmm I always thought of it as a Tony Danza moment...

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[lovecraft68]

Best example I can think of personally is the line in Hendrix song, excuse me while I kiss the sky, which for some time when I was a kid, I really thought was excuse me while I kiss this guy.

 

[lovecraft68]

My life right now is dealing with my wife's mondegreens. She is increasingly hard-of-hearing and won't wear her hearing aid, so there's rarely a moment where I say something that isn't misheard into something out of left field. It would be funny if she'd accept that it's her problem, but somehow it's always my fault, "You mumble!" No dear, I don't.

My mom is the same, hearing is getting worse, won't wear the hearing aid and always yells at my father for 'whispering" last time she did it I said "Guess everyone but her is whispering"

But she didn't hear me, so I didn't get smacked.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Seeing as it's come up, here's vital tips on communicating with people with hearing loss:

1. Get their attention first. Wave or call out, make sure they're looking at you and your face isn't hidden in silhouette.
2. Mention the subject of the conversation. Confirm they've got that, so they can put the rest of what they hear into context.
3. Talk normally, without any hands in front of your mouth. Rephrasing is usually more useful than repeating. If you've done steps 1 and 2 and you're somewhere without background noise, you've got a decent chance of conversation even just relying on basic lipreading, context, and a bit of sound.

You'd think the first two steps would become instinctive to hearies, but they really don't. Two siblings-in-law were amazed that I could have long chats with their very deaf mum, when they never managed it - because they just dived in and yelled at her. My partner mostly remembers and also made the effort to talk to his mum, but even now he forgets.

So weekly or more it's "I told you!"
"No, you didn't. If you weren't in the same room as me, facing me, and you didn't get me confirming aloud what you said, you didn't tell me..."

Of course sometimes it comes down to "I did tell you, and you said no problem, you'd do X after Y. You just forgot." Fair cop...

It's also worth going back to the audiologist to ensure the hearing aid ear moulds are comfortable, and that there isn't any whistling or screechy feedback. It often takes 3-4 improvements to make aids work well for someone.

 

[jaF0]

And it persists in English today because people find it useful enough to use it now and then.

One that's grinding on me real bad lately is 'tryna'.


Where the hell did that come from?

 

[TheLobster]

One that's grinding on me real bad lately is 'tryna'.


Where the hell did that come from?

The same factory as ‘wanna’ and ‘gonna,’ methinks.

 

[jaF0]

I'm a gonna wanna chaw on that a might.

 

[Candy_Kane54]

"The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from Somillin, Wisconsin ..."

or at least that's how I always heard it ... never could find it on Google maps ...

 

[SimonDoom]

Hmm I always thought of it as a Tony Danza moment...

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I've never been able to decipher what Elton John was singing, unless I looked at a lyrics sheet.

Apropos of this song: I thought it was "Hold me close and tie me down some."

 

[SimonDoom]

Two more for me from my Internet-deprived childhood:

Procol Harum: "Wyatt Earp Shared His Pail."

Van Morrison: "Gunned down the old man, with a transistor radio."