A Mondegreen
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189824)
Boise, Idaho
February 16, 2022 3:55pm CST
Now I know what I have been experiencing for so many years. There is a name for it. What is it you might ask? I might listen to a song and not hear some lyrics. It drives me a little crazy wondering for sure what the words are. That is called 'mondegreen'. Substituted words for the actual ones because you can't hear them. In 1954 Sylvia Wright, a writer, used the word and it was included in the 2002 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and also in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. These mondegreens are often created by a person while listening to a song because the listener is unable to hear lines and use words that sound similar of may make some kind of sense.
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@LindaOHio (222308)
• United States
17 Feb 22
Interesting. I know a lot of times I can't understand what they are singing.
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@celticeagle (189824)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Feb 22
Same here. And I am fine hearing other things. Except for some British-speaking people.
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@LindaOHio (222308)
• United States
18 Feb 22
@celticeagle When I watch a British movie, I have the captions on....In fact, I leave them on all the time...and I can hear just fine.
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@kaylachan (84742)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 22
Sure sounds interesting. I know I've done that with songs before.
