• UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        The word ‘age’ kinda sounds like the letter H. Which is why the patient spelt put the rest of thier first name instead of stating hiw old they are.

        Took me a minute to get, but figured I’d help others get the joke cause it got a chuckle out of me once I did.

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        1 month ago

        No. They aren’t saying that “age” sounds like ‘h’. They’re just close enough that any acoustic imperfections in the room (or the body of either person) could cause one to be misheard as the other.

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          1 month ago

          But in what field of work does H mean Age?

          Edit: I don’t have how you get from Age to H

          Edit 2: I got it below. I guess the redditors are here who don’t know how downvotes are supposed to work.

          • TheRedSpade@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            I feel like my previous response kinda covered that. The patient didn’t hear “age” and think “oh, when he said age he obviously meant h”. They thought “he said h”. The word “age” never entered the patient’s mind.