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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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someone takes a picture he says to the ones being photographed ''cheese''

0 I have seen this many times in television that before someone takes a picture, he says to the ones being photographed 01b01i00cheese02i02b00. Then, the ones being photographed try to smile a little bit. 01font00What does 01i00cheese02i00 mean in this context? Does it mean 01i00smile02i00?02font00 0-
  

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0 Indirectly! It's because the "ee" sound in cheese is supposed to make you look like you are smiling! The other thing you might hear is "watch the birdie", which comes from the early days of photography.

  • 0 Indirectly!
  • It's because the "ee" sound in cheese is supposed to make you look like you are smiling!
  • The other thing you might hear is "watch the birdie", which comes from the early days of photography.
  • The photographer would say this to make everyone look in the same direction.
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0 Indirectly! It's because the "ee" sound in cheese is supposed to make you look like you are smiling! The other thing you might hear is "watch the birdie", which comes from the early days of photography. The photographer would say this to make everyone look in the same direction. 0-
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0When you pronounce "cheese", it makes you look as if you were smiling... There are several others: "banana", "wisiti"... Watch yourself in a mirror as you say them out loud! Cheese! 050010id2

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