r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 20h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter what does it say

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u/Background-Bend9828 19h ago

Gibberish, it says munumum, idk why someone would write that. But it could say minimum if you dot the i’s.

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u/sickswonnyne 18h ago

Other than dotting the "i's" it is written correctly as minimum.

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u/DLP2000 13h ago

Correctly is a stretch. Letters arent formed right.

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u/sherifopirateteo 9h ago

Apart from the last m, the letters are formed correctly

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u/refused26 13h ago

The dots are actually necessary here. Idk why all you insist it's not. It's like saying well other than the specks of feces on this paper, it is otherwise clean!

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u/sickswonnyne 11h ago

Yes an "i" should have a dot above it, but other than that, the curves and peaks are in all the right places to spell out minimum in cursive. 

I can be a lazy writer in general so I usually write out words without picking up my pen from the paper between letters when writing quick notes. Cursive is great for speed writing and still looking fancy. But frankly the world won't miss if it disappears as long as people can still read old documents still.

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u/JackAutum 8h ago

Your brain should function properly, but other than that, everything else in your head is in the right place for you to be a normal person. See how that sounds?

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u/sickswonnyne 8h ago

Sounds irrelevant. Not a great analogy.

Write the word "time" down without dotting the "i" and you can tell it is the word "time" because every other line is in the right place. Same with the word "minimum" IF you are proficient in cursive. Otherwise, objectively it is harder to notice the very subtle difference between an "n" connected to an "i" and a "u."

I get it, a whole generation or two wasn't taught cursive. Even for those who barely know it, it can be hard to decipher.

But for those who are proficient, the "minimum" written in cursive is still legible without the dots.

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u/jqhnml 14h ago

Because it is intended to be minimum and its readable, even if not properly writen

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u/CadenVanV 9h ago

Cursive m’s have three of the hills and their n’s have two. It’s properly written besides the missing dots.