The topic of a conversation provides important lipreading cues. A word can have different meanings depending on its surrounding words or context. If I say the word “flour,” you might think of a flowery alpine meadow rather than the flour used to bake bread. When we say someone took our words “out of context,” we understand that the meaning was misunderstood because context determines the meaning of everything. Especially in jokes! In this video, the pun makes it harder to understand.

In an ideal world, the topic would always be given to the person with hearing loss (PWHL): “About that job that I quit as a musician…”

For more puns and fun, check out my lipreading challenge on YouTube!

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