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Edited 19th century formal portrait

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This is a screenshot of a public post from the X (formerly Twitter) platform. The poster has a profile picture of a 19th century formal male portrait edited to add modern shutter shade sunglasses for comedic effect. The post text reads: 'never recovered from the first time i heard the word "acai" out loud. that wasn't even in my top 15 guesses'. The joke relies on the relatable experience of English speakers mispronouncing the word acai when they first see it, as the spelling is extremely unintuitive for people unfamiliar with Portuguese loanwords, leading to significant surprise when they first hear the correct pronunciation of /ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/.

Acai Pronunciation Surprise Relatable Meme

This is a screenshot of a pub…