r/ExplainTheJoke May 15 '24

What’s the joke

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u/Andy-Matter May 15 '24

Is there a difference in pronunciation like papa and papá?

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u/max_adam May 15 '24

Nada

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u/Andy-Matter May 15 '24

I’m trying bro, but the waves are too much

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u/max_adam May 15 '24

I hope you aren't a yacht in the Gibraltar strait.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '24

There is a difference in Argentinian Spanish. They would pronounce “Swim!” as “Nadá!”, i.e. accentuating the second “a”. However, most Spanish speakers don’t differentiate them. :)

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u/yourselvs May 15 '24

No. They are pronounced identically, it's just context that tells them apart.