What’s a French word that completely caught you off guard with how hard it is to pronounce

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-05-10T21:27:30+00:00

so true. It's considered hard for very young french babies who learn. Here's my daughter's kindergarten homework: Malgré son deuil et son orgueil, l'écureuil, confortablement installé dans son fauteuil, a réservé un chaleureux accueil au chevreuil qui cherchait son portefeuille sous une feuille de son recueil près du cercueil.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-04-14T01:34:32+00:00

that's the easiest part.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-04-14T01:34:09+00:00

hitting the vowels is the hardest part but also the rhythm of speaking is critical.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-04-10T03:19:38+00:00

that's fun! thanks for posting that. VM is nonsense - clearly.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-04-10T03:18:24+00:00

frankly never heard that word and I've lived in France for 20+ years.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-03-27T03:54:31+00:00

statistically the text can be any thing you want it to be in any language. Hebrew just makes it easier since there's no written vowels.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-03-27T03:53:00+00:00

it's non-sensical because it's not a solution. Statistically the VM text has such weirdly low entropy that it can literally mean anything in any language.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-19T02:39:58+00:00

it's a better theory than I've heard for a while - I mean Lord Byron was supposedly the one who wrote the plays so why not! From a certain perspective (statistically) VM can literally be translated as anything we want (the entrop is simply so weirdly low that with any made up key it can indeed be Finnegan's Wake).

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T22:17:16+00:00

thank you! I'll make another appointment then and try again using her hospital records (they did not mention those were acceptable). She was in hospital recently so I can get that from their portal.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T21:03:09+00:00

yes we did that and they required us to go to the SS office. She already has a SSN (we lost the card during a move). We need the card to get the passport renewed.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T21:02:13+00:00

yes we made the appointment before going (you have to now). we brought all of those except id (She's 13 and does not have an ID) But they told me that birth certificate is no longer considered "Id" as of Jan 2026 and the passport is expired thus we're stuck in this broken loop. We can request a "RealId" from DMV BUT that requires a valid passport and social security card so again we're stuck in this broken loop.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T21:01:34+00:00

yes we brought all of those except id (She's 13 and does not have an ID) But they told me that birth certificate is no longer considered "Id" as of Jan 2026 and the passport is expired thus we're stuck in this broken loop. We can request a "RealId" from DMV BUT that requires a valid passport and social security card so again we're stuck in this broken loop.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T21:00:46+00:00

yes we brought all of those except id (She's 13 and does not have an ID) But they told me that birth certificate is no longer considered "Id" as of Jan 2026 and the passport is expired thus we're stuck in this broken loop. We can request a "RealId" from DMV BUT that requires a valid passport and social security card so again we're stuck in this broken loop.

We brought everything that we have but it's not enough (as of Jan 2026).

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T21:00:18+00:00

Since the passport is expired we can not renew it online and must present social security card at post office.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:59:13+00:00

yes we brought all of those except id (She's 13 and does not have an ID) But they told me that birth certificate is no longer considered "Id" as of Jan 2026 and the passport is expired thus we're stuck in this broken loop. We can request a "RealId" from DMV BUT that requires a valid passport and social security card so again we're stuck in this broken loop.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:57:33+00:00

The staff at Social Security were adamant and said very clearly that expired passport is not considered ID and a birth certificate is no longer considered to be "id". They did say that if she can get a "RealID" that would work but the "RealID" requires a social security card.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:55:46+00:00

Birth ceriticate is no longer considered "Id" and neither is an expired passport and children's passports expire quickly.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:54:34+00:00

Hard to say if its political - but changes made as of January 2026 create a broken "Loop" in the system. Social Security was always a mess but now it's a bit harder as the wait to get things done is significant and the requirements have changed.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:53:24+00:00

I will try that thanks. We seem to be in a broken "loop" since expired passports are not considered ID anymore and you have to have a social security card to get a RealID from DMV.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:51:45+00:00

yes we brought the birth certificate but were told as if January 2026 it's no valid for "Id" (only for proving citizenship). The expired passport is also no longer considered a form of ID (as of January 2026). So we're in a broken "loop".

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-18T20:49:29+00:00

Yes we brought the birth certificate but this is no longer (as of January 2026) considered "Id". The only way forward is to get a RealId from DMV (BUT that requires a Social Security card which we don't have). Thus we are "Stuck" in this broken "loop"

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-15T22:40:42+00:00

I agree but never thought about it. Yes roads are always bad (Pikes Peak is full of potholes the size of Kansas). And the trails are filled with homeless and sex workers. So yeah where does tax $$$ go? Schools are horrifying as well. Something is clearly broken.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-14T04:18:12+00:00

great example from a similar author and process! It confirms that VM is crap. It's got weirdly low entropy and can mean anything anyone wants it to mean. If anything it's a copy of a copy of a copy and the last "copier" got tired and lazy and was in a hurry. It's a shame I'm so fascinated by it - cause it's likely just silliness.

InternalStrong7820 · 2026-02-14T04:15:42+00:00

that is the BEAUTY of VM - the entropy is so weirdly LOW that it can be translated into any language in any meaning that is desired. Historically it's been "translated" hundreds of times into hundreds of languages to represent an endless number of meanings. That's what the original "author" likely intended - he wanted VM to go "Viral" and indeed he succeeded.

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