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Wow. Is that intelligible to native speakers? I have a very hard time decoding it. Having it read out with the right intonation makes it a lot easier.

• TaylorAlexander 4y ago
  Not intelligible to me unless I can recall the original lines first, which kind of defeats the point.
  • rob74 4y ago
    I guess it's a "say this ten times fast" situation, you have to do that to catch the hidden meaning...
• thaumasiotes 4y ago
  > Wow. Is that intelligible to native speakers? No, it isn't, but it doesn't need to be because we already know the correct words.
  • dwringer 4y ago
    I think it helps that we're often familiar with the song from heavily-comically-accented Looney Tunes characters and the like, so it already sounds exaggerated and ridiculous, and the alternative words make it sound like an even more ludicrous drawl not too unlike Mel Blanc. Not being able to mentally hear it sung cartoonishly while reading would probably take away some of the effect.
• throwaway4aday 4y ago
  It's somewhat intelligible if you have some experience with other English dialects and accents. Pronunciation of vowels and consonants can vary widely due to different regional influences. It's a bit more difficult to understand than someone speaking with a really thick Scouse, Yorkshire, Scottish or Irish accent since every word is modified but some of the substitute words do actually sound similar to real life pronunciations. "Where the" becoming "Warder" is not uncommon. "The skies" slurs into "daskies" which sounds a lot like "disguise". "is heard" > "issheard" > "assured"