Meem or MeMe

ardinn

Please solve this after hrs!!

Lalealea

mem

FunLover18

I voted for MEEM but only because that's how I pronounce it. I think it's wrong but MEME sounds stupid, not to mention selfish

Dozen Wicked Words

Lalealea wrote: »

mem

Always thought it was pronounced like that too.

pickarooney

It rhymes with theme.

There is no other correct answer

Canis Lupus

I pronounce it as Meh-Me knowing that it's wrong..

indigo twist

I pronounce it the right way. I.e. mem. Rhymes with hem.

FunLover18

indigo twist wrote: »

I pronounce it the right way. I.e. mem. Rhymes with hem.

It may be right but sounds daft … to my ear anyway

Mr. Incognito

Ode To Joy - YouTube

Phoebas

pickarooney wrote: »

It rhymes with theme.

There is no other correct answer

That's it - derived from Gene.

up for anything

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meme

meme
[meem] Spell Syllables
Examples Word Origin
noun
1.
a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.
a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the Internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.
verb (used without object), memed, memeing or meming.
2.
to create and spread memes:
He spends a lot of time memeing and sharing his videos with friends.
verb (used with object), memed, memeing or meming.
3.
to make the subject of a meme:
cute cats that get memed.
Origin
Greek
19761976; < Greek mīmeîsthai ‘to imitate, copy’; coined by R. Dawkins, British biologist

Barely There

Rhymes with gene - obviously.

Into The Blue

How does anyone know how it's pronounced?
Where would you hear it?

Barely There

Into The Blue wrote: »

How does anyone know how it's pronounced?
Where would you hear it?

You could listen to Richard Dawkins who invested the word in his book The Selfish Gene.

Phoebas

Into The Blue wrote: »

How does anyone know how it's pronounced?
Where would you hear it?

You'd hear its originator, Richard Dawkins, pronounce it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

Ihatecuddles

indigo twist wrote: »

I pronounce it the right way. I.e. mem. Rhymes with hem.

No.....it's meem.

Optimalprimerib

I used to hate the word. Now after learning Richard dawkins invented it I hate it even more.

thee glitz

It seems Dawkins isn't able to spell/pronounce his own word.

Akrasia

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

I used to hate the word. Now after learning Richard dawkins invented it I hate it even more.

You could ignore your prejudices for a moment and appreciate just how powerful the concept of memes are and in doing so, achieve an immediate upgrade to your ability to understand the world and human civilisation.

Or you could remain closed minded and mentally impoverished. It's up to you.

holystungun9

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

I used to hate the word. Now after learning Richard dawkins invented it I hate it even more.

Don't hate. God created Richard Dawkins and thus God created the word. Go in peace my child.

Archeron

ode to joy by Beaker was the last I expected I expected to see in this thread but strangely the perfect thing to watch just before starting work!

Akrasia

I put on Mr Bean for the kids on youtube before work today.

It's funny even at 7am in the morning

the groutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejSRqO74Lik

Gongoozler

Having done French in school, I relate it to the word meme with the circumflex above the first e, which is pronounced mem. So I have to correct myself every time I say it in my head. Like I have to with pilates, it's not pile-ates.