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10 mo. ago • 93%

Braggart

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Can someone explain for a non-native speaker?

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- Iona Lake sounds like "I own a lake"
  
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  I grew up with a school called "iona college" and you best believe we made this joke every 2 seconds
  
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  Hahaha I didn't get it thanks
  
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- Can someone explain it to the native speaker too
  
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- I beleive its: her name is 'Iona Lake' Could be heard as 'Im on a lake', bragging about how she is spending her time on a lake.
  
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  "Iona" is pronounced like "I own a" - so "I own a lake."
  
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- I'm a native speaker. This "meme" is a shitpost.
  
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You think that’s impressive? Look over here https://youtu.be/fhmeYoJZeOw?si=dWDTpYUrv0ccu5VK

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- yeah well, Iona Dairy
  
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  Iona Skye?
  
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Weird flex but okay

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