High German Consonant Shift

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SHE'S PGMC? High German consonant shift From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /d/ > /t/ /t/ > /tːs/ > /ts/ /damn/ > /tamn/ > /zamn/ English Damn German "Zamn" ZAMN 😍 SHE'S undergoing high german consonant shift

What it means

A shocked man and woman react dramatically to a diagram claiming that English “damn” becomes German “Zamn” through the High German consonant shift. The joke exaggerates a real linguistic sound change as if the word itself were undergoing an absurd transformation, making it useful as a reaction to unexpected or overcomplicated explanations. EN: A shocked man and woman react dramatically to a diagram claiming that English “damn” becomes German “Zamn” through the High German consonant shift. The joke exaggerates a real linguistic sound change as if the word itself were undergoing an absurd transformation, making it useful as a reaction to unexpected or overcomplicated explanations.

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shocked man / шокированный мужчина shocked woman / шокированная женщина open mouth / открытый рот tongue sticking out / высунутый язык hands on cheeks / руки на щеках black T-shirt / чёрная футболка silver chain / серебряная цепь patterned sweater / узорчатый свитер printed diagram / напечатанная диаграмма red border / красная рамка linguistic notation / лингвистическая нотация text panel / текстовая панель heart-eyes emoji / смайлик с глазами-сердечками white caption cards / белые карточки с подписями