MEME REFERENCE

Joey Repeat After Me

Use when patient instruction repeatedly fails because the learner misstates, misunderstands, or cannot reproduce a simple point.

What it expresses: A teacher breaks a message into smaller pieces while the other person keeps producing the wrong result.
Example: You coach a friend through pronouncing a new colleague's name, but each attempt gets further away, so you share this exchange.
When not to use it: The learner repeats the phrase correctly on the first try; there is no escalating communication failure.