ɪf sˈɪkstiːn skˈænlaɪnz ʌv kəntˈɪnjuːəs ɡɹˈæfɪkəl dˈeɪɾə ɑːɹ ɹˈɪʔn̩ tʊ ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚblˈɑːkɐlˈaɪnd pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə skɹˈiːn ðˈɛn ðeɪ wɪl ɐpˈɪɹ æz ɐ kəntˈɪnjuːəs blˈɑːk ɪn mˈoʊst mˈoʊdz bˌʌt ɪnðə tˈuː nˈɑːŋkəntˈɪnjuːəs mˈoʊdz ðeɪ wɪl biː dɪsplˈeɪd æz tˈuː blˈɑːks ʌv ˈeɪt skˈænlaɪnz, sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˈɪdəl baɪ tˈuː blˈæŋk skˈænlaɪnz.
If 16 scanlines of continuous graphical data are written to a character-block-aligned portion of the screen then they will appear as a continuous block in most modes but in the two non-continuous modes they will be displayed as two blocks of 8 scanlines, separated in the middle by two blank scanlines.