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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.

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I am English, and that has made me cringe! (suppo.fi)

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[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most of them are the opposite, spelling is the same but pronunciation is different . It's the 'ough'

Ough is a four-letter sequence, a tetragraph, used in English orthography and notorious for its unpredictable pronunciation.[1] It has at least eight pronunciations in North American English and nine in British English, and no discernible patterns exist for choosing among them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ough_(orthography)

The wind was rough along the lough as the ploughman fought through snow that all the way up to his horse’s houghs, and though he hiccoughed and coughed, he thought only of his work, determined to be thorough. Then when done to his warm home in Loughborough.