pruwyben to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agoWhat is the best hip hop lyric of all time?message-square130fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down111
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the best hip hop lyric of all time?pruwyben to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-square@Ruben@feddit.nllinkfedilink4•9 months agoExcept it’s not really, because it changes how the N is pronounced
minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink9•9 months agoGotcha, so it’d be “real g’s are soft like lasagna”
minus-square@tetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•9 months agoSure, but what does lasagna have to do with being silent?
minus-square@buycurious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•9 months agoIt’s a metaphor. The “g” is silent in the pronunciation of lasagna. This gives the meaning that “real gangsters” operate silently.
minus-square@tetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilink11•edit-29 months agoOH! Wow did I whoosh myself there. Thanks for the friendly clarification!
I don’t get it. What is lasagna, here?
The “G” in “Lasagna” is silent
Except it’s not really, because it changes how the N is pronounced
Gotcha, so it’d be “real g’s are soft like lasagna”
Sure, but what does lasagna have to do with being silent?
It’s a metaphor.
The “g” is silent in the pronunciation of lasagna.
This gives the meaning that “real gangsters” operate silently.
OH! Wow did I whoosh myself there. Thanks for the friendly clarification!