I love these! It’s so funny how we think words are these neat packets of meaning, when in fact, they are just sounds that we are used to interpreting in a certain way. “Whale oil beef hooked” when said fast sounds almost identical to “Well, I’ll be f*cked” in an Irish accent 😀 There are plenty more examples in the video on this post.
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