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Monday, February 7, 2011

Tongue-Twisters

Tongue-twister ~ a formula of sequence of words which
are difficult to pronounce without blundering.
The Chambers Dictionary
Personally, I thought the definition here was a tongue-twister itself! lol
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We all remember some tongue-twisters from our childhood.
But they aren't all for fun and games. They are also used for
practicing diction and pronunciation in learning a foreign
language or in speech therapy classes.
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The most common ones from my childhood are Peter Piper,
She Sells Seashells, and How Much Wood Can A Woodchuck Chuck.
Some of you may be familiar with these...
  1. Red lorry, yellow lorry
  2. Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
  3. Unique New York
  4. Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone.
  5. the epitome of femininity
  6. Greek grapes

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How about you? Do you remember any old favorites?

If you can type them without your fingers getting tangled,

share with the rest of us! lol!

info from fun-with-words.com

42 comments:

  1. Always nice seeing your blog showcase word games.

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  2. Was that a tongue twister? I could say that just fine, Silver. lol. :) (ducks)

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  3. Ok, this one always makes me laugh...
    "The sheet was slit. Who slit the sheet. Who ever slit the sheet is a good sheet sliter".

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  4. Christine ~ lol~ I've never heard that and it really is hard to say! hee!

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  5. And then there was the one about the stump and the skunk... each one thunk the other stunk...

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  6. Martha ~ haha! That's new to me, too!

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  7. Or maybe you like this one, courtesy of Dr. Seuss-

    Bed spreaders spread spreads on beds.
    Bread spreaders spread butters on breads.
    And that Bed Spreader better watch out how he's spreading,
    Or that Bread Spreader's sure going to butter his bedding.

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  8. Okay, doll, since you asked...

    In middle school and high school, we used to sing

    Sarah, Sarah,
    Sittin' in a Chevrolet.
    Sarah, Sarah,
    Sittin' in a Chevrolet.
    All day long, she sits and shifts,
    She shifts and sits and sits and shifts,
    Sarah, Sarah,
    Sittin' in a Chevrolet.

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  9. Martha ~ oh my...that one really is a hard one! lol!

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  10. ha. i can hardly type much less talk at this point...these are fun...

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  11. I remember all three of those from my childhood too. Actually, I'm not sure I know any others now that the boys are grown. Great word games you post! Love em!

    Hope you're having a wonderful & Warm weekend!!
    Hugs,
    Coreen xoxoxo

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  12. Umm, Betsy, I hate to break this to you, but in case you have not noticed before, I can;t type ANYTHING without my fingers getting tangeld. LOL. Hey, I alsmost did it jsu tnow. oh, dear, seem to be gogin down hill again. LOL. And no, I don;t remember any of them of course.

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  13. Oh these are real tongue twisters. Most of these I have heard, and some in the comments..but a few were brand new.

    Wasn't there a commercial about saying "Fruit loops, fruit loopes, fruit loops three times real fast.

    This was so much fun... I needed a laugh this afternoon, I was feeling a little down.

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  14. yes, dear M ~ I did know that about the typos. lol. :) Anything you type is a tongue twister! haha

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  15. The Silver Fox said my favorite already.

    People Picking Pimples.

    Is the only other one I know and it is hard for me to make my old lips move that fast. You can use pickles instead of pimples if you think it is too disgusting.

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  16. How about....
    A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, 'Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?

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  17. very fun! i learned it as Irish wristwatch, but to each his own! still can't say it, alas!

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  18. I remember a few, but only parts. One is Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Another, Sea shells, she sells, seashells on the seashore.

    Seuss has tons of them...really hard to say. My kids look at me weird when I try to read them to them.

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  19. A few of these I had not heard of before.

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  20. Hi Betsy.
    Yes I remember those you said. first paragraph.
    How about these:

    If a fella met a fella in a field or fitches, Could a fella tell a body. Where a fella itches?

    and . . . .

    Whether the weather be good
    Or whether the weather be bad
    I'll whether the weather whatever the weather.
    Whether I like it or not.

    Now this one could get you into trouble umless you first take out your false teeth LOL

    How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?

    Great fun - I love these.

    Clouds and Silvery Linings
    and Platos’s Procrastinations



    Oh and "Eddie edited it" LOL

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  21. Oh, this was fun, I knew some of these.;) Of course, I knwo many more in other languages as well.;)
    xoxo

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  22. If a black bug bleeds black blood, what color blood does a blue bug bleed?

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  23. Eddie ~ lol...you have some really great ones! I should have known as you seem to have an endless supply of smiles in your pocket! :)

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  24. Everyday Goddess ~ I think I like your way better! It's even harder to say!

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  25. I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, and I'll be plucking pheasants, till the pheasant plucker's done. Hahah I can say it when inebriated but struggle when I'm not.

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  26. Fun post, Betsy! I'm terrible with tongue twisters.

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  27. Baino ~ oh, that one is priceless? I can't say it...alcohol or not! lol!

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  28. Cute.

    If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

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  29. Oh yeh ... I loved tongue twisters as a child and one of my faves was
    saying "Irish Wrist Watch" 10 times really fast.
    I mastered it and am a real pro - even till this day!

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  30. Betsy I just wanted to thank you for your beautiful comments over the last month, you're words are always so comforting. Thank You!! :)

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  31. Katherine ~ you're the tongue twister queen! ha. And you're welcome dear...I've been thinking about you and those awful floods down under! xo

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  32. What fun!!! Try "red bug, blue bug" fast--good luck.

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  33. forgetmenot ~ that turned into 'blue blug' really fast! lol!

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  34. Rubber baby buggy bumpers!!
    This word/tongue twisters are a riot!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  35. Just when I get my voice back again I stop in here and get all twisted up! ha!
    Have missed you...how is it you never miss a beat. You have great energy!

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  36. sommler ~ Sue Ann!~ I remember that one..but would have never thought of it! That one is really fun to say, too! lol. thanks...

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  37. I love your What's happening Now section on your side bar. I always look to see what you're having for dinner and what you are doing in your day!

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  38. Hey, it worked! You've made so many yummy things and shared so many special moments in the last few months. I'm glad that I can comment again. :)

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  39. jillybean! Yay! I've missed you! :)

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  40. All the ones I know have been covered here, but I do have to add that I love the word blundered, and am officially going to work to bring it into my vocabulary more.

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  41. I'd never thought of it until last year when I was learning Italian, but you're right. They ARE useful in learning a language! I now know three or four Italian tongue twisters which are great for practising pronunciation, remembering pronouns and adverbs and gender etc and ... yeah, I admit it, impressing your friends!!

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