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I do this with music, and measure how good a song is by what fraction f of the words I would need to change for me to send it n years back in time to be underst
by tetris11 2y ago
I do this with music, and measure how good a song is by what fraction f of the words I would need to change for me to send it n years back in time to be understood by an older audience.
I have a small community (n=1 or 4?) where I write this up:
https://lemmy.ml/c/howtimeless https://lemmy.ml/c/howtimeless
- nicbou 2y agoWhich one would require the most explaining, according to you?
- scarby2 2y agoNot OP but it's likely some modern rap. A lot of the language used deviates significantly from what we would consider to be standard English and derives from cants that are not very old (80s/90s maybe).
- genewitch 2y agoIt's the end of the world - R.E.M.; One Week - Barenaked Ladies. That's just off the top(ical) of my head.
- tetris11 2y agohttps://lemmy.ml/comment/5509793 https://lemmy.ml/comment/5509793 Otha Fish by Pharcyde has tons of references ranging from 50s-90s. Scroll down to the main comment to see them explained.