Lanny or Laurel

Oops, that was supposed to be Yanny or Laurel.

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
Oops, that was supposed to be [b]Yanny or Laurel.[/b]

Yanny, all the way. You?

Yanni?

Originally posted by @great-big-stees
Yanny, all the way. You?

I listened to it several times and tried to hear "Laurel", but I heard "Yanny" every time.

Originally posted by @apathist
Yanni?

Yanni says he heard "Yanny"...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html

Originally posted by @handyandy
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html

I think the gist is they added some high frequency components to the word to illustrate those who lack the higher frequency response. Presumably that happening mainly to old folks so the perception of the higher frequencies changes the perception of the actual word spoken.