Professor Simkins explains 'some of the ways British Humour gets misunderstood' in a vlog you can get to through 'the emboldened link(s)' below; but first I want to teach you about those words. And I find you understand words better if you see 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum into their Foundation)
The word “Humour” is the British form of the word "Humor," under which one can find the 'grain of sand' meaning #Humid. "Humid" is built on ancient words that mean "Wet" (with others that mean "Moist, Fluid, |Damp" ... because people called 'The Four Priniciple Liquids within the Body' "Humors" ...
(... I suppose those got tied to Comedy because 'it makes |Laughter Flow out, possibly by exciting those Liquids ...')
#Humidifier #Humidify #Humidity #Humidifiers #Humidifies #Humidified #Humidifying #Humidities #Humidification #RelativeHumidity #Humidor
The word “British (or 'of #Britain')” is built on ancient words that mean "Natives of Ancient Britain (the #Britons, Celtic Natives that the Greeks knew as #Prittanoi, the Tattooed People)."
#GreatBritain #Britisher #Britishness #UnBritish #BritishEmpire #BritishIsles #BritishEnglish #Briton
Professor Simkins discusses several key aspects of British Humour. (I'll 'take notes' here in case you can't access the vlog at the bold links above):
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- Irony - "We highlight when something is different from- or the opposite of-what is expected"
- But it's critically important that the people who hear you know you're saying something is 'Ironic'; so you might want to use some of these 'Phrases' in reaction to it.
- Sarcasm - using irony to mock or ridicule (which is why it's easy for us to get sarcasm & irony mixed-up) ... but if someone feels mocked or ridiculed, it somehow becomes "Okay" if you tell them 'Oh, I was just being sarcastic; it was just sarcasm' 🤷🏽♂️
- Dry Humor (Deadpan) - When something amusing or funny is said with a straight face and serious tone.
- Maybe it's called 'Dry' because the deliverer isn't supplying ANY of the Laughter-Liquid
- Wit - Making quick and intelligent remarks and comments, preferably with a straight face - in the UK, 'witty' is "the mother of all complements"
- Self-Deprecation - making fun of oneself (something that's easily overdone, so that it becomes less 'fun' and more 'self-hatred')
- Innuendos/Double Entendres - when we intentionally say things that could be interpreted as taboo or sexual in meaning (the reason why I didn't mention 'Humid' in the Title, when I would've said something like "Professor Simkins gets #Humid for #Humour" ... how droll ...)
- Banter - playful teasing that can be quite harsh ("Ugh ... this is rife in the UK!")
- Puns/Wordplay - funny comments by bending and (mis)using the language
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