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Flowery Branch student shocked at viral reaction to her 'laurel' or 'yanny' video

Even President Trump has weighed in on what he hears

Katie Hetzel, a freshman at Flowery Branch High School, plays a video she recorded of a vocabulary assignment that went viral on Tuesday evening. The video features audio of the pronunciation of the word "laurel," which to many comes across as "yanny." - photo by David Barnes

05192018 VIDEO 01.jpg — Katie Hetzel, a freshman at Flowery Branch High School, plays a video she recorded of a vocabulary assignment that went viral on Tuesday evening. The video features audio of the pronunciation of the word "laurel," which to many comes across as "yanny." - photo by David Barnes

A Flowery Branch High School freshman did her homework on May 11, and now the resulting video has gone viral and is dividing people online into two camps — “yanny” and “laurel” — and even President Trump has joined in the debate.