Yanny / Laurel

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About & sources

One spoken word seems to sound like two different names, turning listening itself into an online disagreement.

Date

Know Your Meme records a May 12, 2018 Reddit upload and identifies the audio as a Vocabulary.com pronunciation of laurel. This dates a documented viral upload, not the recording's creation or a definitive first share.

History

The clip invited users to report what they heard and compare incompatible experiences. This still-image exhibit represents an audio-led viral debate; it does not provide playback or demonstrate the effect on its own.

Know Your Meme — Yanny or Laurel