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minus-squareDonut@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·5 months agoWhy are they calling it Aafrica? Or is that just part of the other typos / spelling errors?
minus-squareScroll Responsibly@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up47arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoThis is likely because in the song from which this meme is riffing of of, Africa is sung with an elongated “a” like “aaaafrica” Edit: Africa by Toto, 1:20 seconds in
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThat’d be pronounced like Ehfrika
minus-squareOmega_Man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·5 months agoI assumed because Africa doesn’t exist on Toril.
minus-squareheftig@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 months agoIt’s a reference to Toto’s song “Africa”, and in the line “I bless the rains down in Africa” the “A” gets extended a lot.
minus-squareapotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoThey did it twice so it seems intentional. Beats me though.
minus-squareDonut@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoI didn’t even see the second one fully, as it was behind an icon. Thanks for spotting that one for me
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months agoD&D campaign changing the names of real places to keep the fantasy setting?
minus-squareStovetop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoYou arrive in a new town where everyone thinks they’re in charge, and they each use a funny accent to assert themselves. The sign at the front gate reads “Welcome to Bosston”
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoAnyone else read that as Jackie Daytona?
minus-squarebreakingcups@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoWhy would a bot get that wrong? Everyone blames everything slightly odd on bits nowadays…
minus-squareBlack616Angel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 months ago bits I think its a byte difference.
minus-squareDonut@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoMaybe half a byte, like a nibble
Why are they calling it Aafrica? Or is that just part of the other typos / spelling errors?
This is likely because in the song from which this meme is riffing of of, Africa is sung with an elongated “a” like “aaaafrica”
Edit: Africa by Toto, 1:20 seconds in
Äfrica
That’d be pronounced like Ehfrika
Åfrica?
Ohfrika
Dammit, Āfrica?
I assumed because Africa doesn’t exist on Toril.
It’s a reference to Toto’s song “Africa”, and in the line “I bless the rains down in Africa” the “A” gets extended a lot.
They did it twice so it seems intentional. Beats me though.
I didn’t even see the second one fully, as it was behind an icon. Thanks for spotting that one for me
D&D campaign changing the names of real places to keep the fantasy setting?
You arrive in a new town where everyone thinks they’re in charge, and they each use a funny accent to assert themselves. The sign at the front gate reads “Welcome to Bosston”
Anyone else read that as Jackie Daytona?
Must be bot?
Why would a bot get that wrong? Everyone blames everything slightly odd on bits nowadays…
I think its a byte difference.
Maybe half a byte, like a nibble
Not sure, just question.