Skip to content

CNN Thinks They Know Why Trump Started Attacking Pope Leo—And Yep, That Certainly Tracks

Search AI Powered
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

TikToker Baffled To Discover She's Been Pronouncing The Word 'Cucumber' Wrong Her Whole Life

TikToker Baffled To Discover She's Been Pronouncing The Word 'Cucumber' Wrong Her Whole Life
@emmaflicc_/TikTok
Zoë Vendetti
By Zoë VendettiMar 21, 2022
Zoë Vendetti
Zoë is a 24 year old Account Executive currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Hofstra University where she studied public relations and minored in dance, religion, anthropology, political science and integrated marketing. Her favorite pastimes include trying out all the local coffee shops in her area and listening to music. Zoë is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Social Justice and Human Rights with a concentration in immigration policy and reform from Arizona State University. Zoë hopes to one day work for the United Nations as an immigration advocate.
See Full Bio

Well this is quite a pickle...

A young woman has thrown the TikTok sphere for a loop after revealing her rather unusual pronunciation of a fairly common, everyday word.

The TikTok has, unsurprisingly, gone viral as viewers watched on with baited breath to hear her pronounce the word "cucumber."

Emma begins the TikTok by saying:

"I was today years old when I found out I pronounce 'cucumber' wrong."
@emmaflicc_

Reply to @hollyms44 how do you pronounce cucumber?? #cucumber #pronunciation #accent #sounds #unhinged

As Emma spoke, a screenshot of a TikTok comment appeared on the screen that read:

"This is the most unhinged pronunciation of cucumber oh my."

That comment, plus several others similar in nature, prompted her to reach out to friends and family to get to the bottom of this mystery.

The 47 second TikTok has been viewed nearly 600,000 times, garnered 36,400 likes, and prompted 1,200 comments.

@meeegaaan1/TikTok

@minimushroom34/TikTok

@shannondobell/TikTok

@thatguy_ryry/TikTok

Before revealing to viewers how she pronounces the word, Emma admitted she had to message her friends and her family and get them to send her voice notes of how they pronounce it.

@louisebambi/TikTok

Emma went on to explain, by her own logic and pronunciation rules, cucumber should be pronounced /cyu-cyumber/ due to the simple fact the second "cu" should be pronounced the same way as the first "cu."

Emma reasoned:

“I think it makes more sense than the way you’re supposed to pronounce it, which is /cyu-Cumber/. Because the word has c-u, c-u, so surely both times you pronounce c-u it should sound the same.”

After reaching out to family and friends to help clarify, Emma came to the shocking realization that “only my brother pronounces it the same way as I do so it must be a family thing.”

@leeexplores/TikTok


@am.schae/TikTok

@bethanya06/TikTok

Other viewers tried to help Emma see the error in her assumptions by citing other examples of words that don't follow her logic, proving the pronunciation of the word "cucumber" should be no different.

@shonanathatsmyname/TikTok

@marsh_malla/TikTok

Well, as the saying goes, you learn something new every day.

Latest News

Screenshots from @oz11201's TikTok video
Trending

Hero Oklahoma Principal Crowned Prom King In Emotional Viral Video After Tackling Would-Be School Shooter

Screenshot of Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Trump Dragged After Making Bizarre Joke About His Age—And, Yeah, He Wishes

Joshua Jackson reacts to an unexpectedly awkward question about his father.
Celebrities

Joshua Jackson Was Just Asked About The 'Best Advice' He Got From His Dad—But There's One Awkward Problem

Katie Miller
Viral Post

Stephen Miller's Wife Tried To Claim Liberal Men Are Childless Because They 'Aren't Attractive'—And The Internet Pounced

More from Trending

Dr. Sandra Lee
TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle/YouTube

'Dr. Pimple Popper' Star Reveals She Suffered Stroke While Filming Series: 'I Had A Part Of My Brain That Died'

It's already scary to witness a younger person go through a life-changing medical diagnosis, but it's especially jarring to see a medical professional, who presumably knows best about how to care for themselves, go through the same.

Sandra Lee, known as "Dr. Pimple Popper" on Lifetime, is well-known for her bedside manner, medical knowledge and ability to share her knowledge in an accessible way, and, of course, her unique approach to dermatological care.

Keep ReadingShow less
Rob Schneider; Elizabeth Banks
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images; Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Rob Schneider Dragged For Criticizing Elizabeth Banks' 'Dangerous Rhetoric' After She Called Out White Female Trump Voters

After actor and filmmaker Elizabeth Banks—who played Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games—called out white women who voted for President Donald Trump, MAGA actor Rob Schneider lashed out against what he referred to as her "dangerous rhetoric."

Those who've read the book and seen the film adaptation of The Hunger Games know that Trinket—known for joyfully announcing, "Happy Hunger Games and the odds may be ever in your favor!"—is a mistress of propaganda for a hostile government that forces teenagers to fight to the death every year to intimidate critics and keep society's poorest and most vulnerable in line. Trinket eventually embraces the rebellion.

Keep ReadingShow less
Kid Rock
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Kid Rock Dragged After Offering Massive Discount To His MAGA Festival Due To Abysmal Ticket Sales

Musician Kid Rock has hitched his wagon to president Donald Trump for quite some time now, and it seems he too is in the "find out" stage of that particularly exercise in FAFO.

It seems that when the president you form your entire personality around craters to a catastrophic approval rating even for him, your ship starts to sink too.

Keep ReadingShow less
Dan Driscoll; Tammy Duckworth
Cheriss May/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Army Secretary Sparks Outrage After Shutting Down Army Social Media Accounts For Honoring Tammy Duckworth's Military Service

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is facing heavy criticism after he ordered that all accounts associated with the Army unit "Soldier for Life" (SFL) be shut down after the unit shared a post on social media celebrating Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth's military service.

Duckworth is a double amputee who lost both of her legs in combat in 2004 when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Tom Homan; Pope Leo XIV
Fox News; Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images

Trump's Border Czar Ripped For Hypocrisy After Telling Pope Leo To 'Stay Out Of Politics'

President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan was called out for hypocrisy after telling Pope Leo XIV to "stay out of politics" after he clashed with Trump over the widely unpopular war in Iran.

Last week, Pope Leo criticized the war and called on the world "to reject war, especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate and is not resolving anything."

Keep ReadingShow less