One
day, an English poet, a Portuguese poet, an Italian poet, and German poet were all walking in the
garden. Xxx
“I believe,”
said the Englishman,
“that if one were to judge by the sound alone, then butterfly
would be the most beautiful word in the English language. Just listen to the pure sound of the word—butterfly.” Xxx
The Portuguese
poet was astounded. “Amazing!” she
said. “For years I have held the same
opinion about that word in our language—mariposa. The word just rolls off one’s lips—mare
ih POZE ah!” Xxx
“This is more
than coincidence!” exclaimed the Italian.
“The word in Italian is Lepidoptra. Just listen to that word! The mere sound of it denotes beauty!” Xxx
Then the three
of them fell silent and turned to the German.
The German shrugged his shoulders and said, “Das SCHMETTERLINK.” |
About this Joke: Why
do some people find this joke funny? Why
do certain words sound better to us than other words? Would
the same words that sound good or bad to us sound good or bad to a person that grew
up speaking Arabic or Han Chinese? |
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