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Our Strange Lingo
When the English tongue we speak.
Why is break not rhymed with freak?
Will you tell me why it's true
We say sew but likewise few?
And the maker of the verse,
Cannot rhyme his horse with worse?
Beard is not the same as heard
Cord is different from word.
Cow is cow but low is low
Shoe is never rhymed with foe.
Think of hose, dose,and lose
And think of goose and yet with choose
Think of comb, tomb and bomb,
Doll and roll or home and some.
Since pay is rhymed with say
Why not paid with said I pray?
Think of blood, food and good.
Mould is not pronounced like could.
Wherefore done, but gone and lone -
Is there any reason known?
To sum up all, it seems to me
Sound and letters don't agree.
This was written by Lord Cromer, published in the Spectator of August 9th, 1902
and extracts were quoted in an SSS pamflet in 1930.
Originally posted by IceFlower
reply to post by newcovenant
Because, we don't need to redefine language to suit your deficiencies.
Originally posted by IceFlower
reply to post by skepticconwatcher
Yeah, and about 5-7 years ago (I can't remember and, quite frankly don't care to research) the US Government wanted to add a class to all schools making 'Ebonics" an actual dialect that should be learned. That fell flat, as it should have.
Enough said, if you talk like a fool and use grammar like an idiot - no one will take you seriously.
I like others have bypassed threads because of the simple lack of understanding of the English language - from Americans.
Originally posted by Logman
I agree with you're post. I couldn't of said it better. Your a great wordsmith.