Would it make sense for “rhyme” to rhyme with “time”?

Or for “through” to rhyme with “two”?

  • otp@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    19 days ago

    Some Deaf people can still hear, in which case rhymes would make sense.

    Someone who’s never heard before probably wouldn’t get rhymes in English. But then again, someone who speaks English probably wouldn’t get rhymes in ASL.

    People who can hear would have an advantage though in that they’d be able to learn ASL and pick up on wordplay (like “rhyming”) that’s used in ASL. Unless a Deaf person becomes Hearing, they may never be able to experience rhymes in spoken English.

    … it’d be easier if our spelling wasn’t so darned stupid, lol

    • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      17 days ago

      Most people who are medically deaf can still hear a bit. Also, deaf and hearing are proper nouns, no need to capitalise them for the NAD’s odd outbursts.

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        19 days ago

        I’m not sure why you’re crying, but you’re incorrect.

        It is surprising to many people outside of the Deaf Community, but Deaf people can often hear. The Deaf are considered deaf once they have passed a certain decibel (dB) hearing loss. Many people who are profoundly deaf can still hear planes, dogs barking, etc. Hearing a sound does not mean that Deaf people can understand speech. A person with a significant hearing loss generally has difficulty or inability to hear speech even when aided.

        https://www.gatecommunications.org/deafness

        As well, people with cochlear implants are (generally?) also Deaf, but with the implant, they can hear.

          • otp@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            17 days ago

            You’ve got multiple sources now. It’s good to question things, but you might want to start by questioning the things that you’ve previously learned when encountering new information.

            • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              17 days ago

              How come you can say someone’s partially deaf when deafness already covers people who can partially hear? Isn’t that redundant?

              • otp@sh.itjust.works
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                16 days ago

                Yes, it is redundant. The things people can say are not always completely medically accurate.

    • BaumGeist@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      19 days ago

      our spelling isn’t stupid, it’s just what you get when you mix latin with germanic and pepper in minor influences from a dozen other language families.

      I’m sure in a few more centuries, ryme and tyme will have convergently evolved to become false cognates.