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wolfrasin@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨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

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Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he’s pissed

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guy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
No way in hell I’m pronouncing it to rhyme with bottle

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- wolfrasin@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You prefer to call him A-wrist-tote-lay?
  
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  - guy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    A-rizz-totely or no dice
    
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