Monday, July 21, 2008

Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

If the word suite
Is pronounced sweet
Should Fleet Street
Be spelled ``Fluite Struite’’?

9 comments:

  1. and if you say bow for bough why not say cow for cough...the English language's difficulty needs the help of a plough...or would that be plow?
    Sandi

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  2. Funny! And I so agree. However, there is a whole, rather large, section of the U.S. that pronounce "suite" the same as "suit." (I'm not part of that section but know many who are.)

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  3. Phlegm and them
    But cough and boff.
    Rough and tough
    But hough is like huff!
    Its tough!
    I've had enough!

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  4. Oh, those swuit fluiting moments,
    down in Fluite Struite!

    Welcome back, Davuid!

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  5. the english language has rules of its own

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  6. Anonymous6:48 PM

    Ingles es loco!

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  7. Will you read it?
    Have you read it?
    Will the flute need a reed?
    Will you paint your house red?
    When you dance, do you lead?
    Or are your feet made of lead?

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  8. Anonymous3:07 AM

    Ooh, that is a good point, but it hurts my brain before enough coffee. :)

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  9. It probably was in Olde English.

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