Me anyway: "SEEZAR! SEEZAR!" : linguistics

Me anyway: "SEEZAR! SEEZAR!" (media.piefed.social)

submitted 6 months ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Seize Her!

Seizure

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

If you're using English, it's part of the C/K split that went with the S sound.

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Kaisar makes him sound German, which makes sense since Kaiser.

If the Romans saw how much their influence had over Germania, they would probably declare a cultural victory.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 10 points 6 months ago

Romans, overwhelmed with a feeling of defeat upon seeing Italians wearing trousers: "DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO ORCUS!"

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[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Herr Kaiser, the inventor of the bread rolls of the same name.

Also very annoyingly trying to sell insurance in TV ads.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

True to Kaisar!

*Head explodes*