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minus-squareThe_Lurker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·3 days agoI could probably get it if I knew the emperor. But I don’t. And I can’t.
minus-squarebrossman@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·3 days agoit’s aristotle (pronounced aristotle)
minus-squareExcrubulent@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 days agoThanks for clarifying the pronunciation, I was confused.
minus-squaretoo_high_for_this@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 days agoI believe it’s actually pronounced Aristotle, to rhyme with Aristotle
minus-squarewolfrasin@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago‘Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle’ By examination of rhyme in ancient songs of yore we can guess at correct pronunciation
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, Socrates himself is particularly missed A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he’s pissed
minus-squareguy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoNo way in hell I’m pronouncing it to rhyme with bottle
minus-squarewolfrasin@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYou prefer to call him A-wrist-tote-lay?
minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoHint: its not an emperor
minus-squareThe_Lurker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoThat’s where I got confused. I thought it was Marcus Aurelius. Very confused.
I could probably get it if I knew the emperor. But I don’t. And I can’t.
it’s aristotle (pronounced aristotle)
Thanks for clarifying the pronunciation, I was confused.
I believe it’s actually pronounced Aristotle, to rhyme with Aristotle
‘Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle’
By examination of rhyme in ancient songs of yore we can guess at correct pronunciation
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he’s pissed
No way in hell I’m pronouncing it to rhyme with bottle
You prefer to call him A-wrist-tote-lay?
A-rizz-totely or no dice
I get it now!
Hint: its not an emperor
You can tell by the beard.
So-crates!
No he’s over at Wendy’s
Or Applebees
That’s where I got confused. I thought it was Marcus Aurelius. Very confused.
No, he’s at Dunkin Donuts