The question seems simple enough. What word do you hear in the audio -- “Yanny” or “Laurel?” The answer, as it turns out, is not so simple. And a four-second recording is dividing -- and confusing -- internet users around the world. Late Monday night, a Twitter user named Cloe Feldman posted the short recording on social media. She wrote, “What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel?” People answered quickly. Most were sure that they were correct. Those who heard differently, many said, were either crazy or seeking attention. One Twitter user answered, “Is this a joke? It very clearly says “yanny” and in no way could it possibly be misheard as “laurel”. Am I losing my mind? Yet, another wrote, “Laurel! How is anyone hearing Yanny?”
Title: Is it 'Yanny' or 'Laurel'?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/yanny_laurel.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Is it 'Yanny' or 'Laurel'?' data-article-id='3109'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='3313'>The question seems simple enough.</span> <span data-start-time='3313' data-end-time='10146'>What word do you hear in the audio -- “Yanny” or “Laurel?”</span> <span data-start-time='10146' data-end-time='18833'>The answer, as it turns out, is not so simple.</span> <span data-start-time='18833' data-end-time='28438'>And a four-second recording is dividing -- and confusing -- internet users around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='28438' data-end-time='38021'>Late Monday night, a Twitter user named Cloe Feldman posted the short recording on social media.</span> <span data-start-time='38021' data-end-time='42854'>She wrote, “What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel?”</span> <span data-start-time='42854' data-end-time='45292'>People answered quickly.</span> <span data-start-time='45292' data-end-time='49021'>Most were sure that they were correct.</span> <span data-start-time='49021' data-end-time='56313'>Those who heard differently, many said, were either crazy or seeking attention.</span> <span data-start-time='56313' data-end-time='60313'>One Twitter user answered, “Is this a joke?</span> <span data-start-time='60313' data-end-time='67833'>It very clearly says “yanny” and in no way could it possibly be misheard as “laurel”.</span> <span data-start-time='67833' data-end-time='70000'>Am I losing my mind?</span> <span data-start-time='70000' data-end-time='76021'>Yet, another wrote, “Laurel! How is anyone hearing Yanny?”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/yanny_laural.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10813 data-hint-location='18833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/what_does_confuse_mean.m4a'>What does confuse mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='make uncertain'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/different_voice.m4a'><span>different voice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/make_uncertain.m4a'><span>make uncertain</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/post_on_twitter.m4a'><span>post on Twitter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/hear_a_sound.m4a'><span>hear a sound</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10814 data-hint-location='28438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/what_did_the_user_post.m4a'>What did the user post?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a short recording'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/photographs.m4a'><span>photographs</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/a_home_video.m4a'><span>a home video</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/a_short_recording.m4a'><span>a short recording</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/a_new_theory.m4a'><span>a new theory</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10815 data-hint-location='45292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/most_were_sure_that_they_were__blank_.m4a'>Most were sure that they were <span class='blank'>correct</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='correct'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/wrong.m4a'><span>wrong</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/listening.m4a'><span>listening</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/heard.m4a'><span>heard</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2579/correct.m4a'><span>correct</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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