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  • R R Giskard Reventlov

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    Rage
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    fever ~ silver ? shiver ~ silver ? I guess I must not know the exact definition of a rhyme ...:rolleyes: [edit] hmmm ... there seem to be a slight difference between the french and the english definition, according to this[^] [/edit]

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      Good morning all. Another sunny, shorts and t-shirt week starting here in Ireland. So most of us probably know that nothing rhymes with orange. Lozenge is a half-rhyme and so doesn't count. But can you name another word that no other word in the English language rhymes with? There is one that I know of. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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      Aamir Butt
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      Enough ? I am not sure but I read it somewher and can't think of any similar rhyme from top of my head. "Writing specifications is like writing a novel. Writing code is like writing poetry."

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      • K kasik

        Paul Watson wrote:

        But can you name another word that nothing rhymes with?

        Silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, marathon, discombobulate... Wikipedia Article[^] I never realised there were so many :omg: Cheers, Will H

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        Vikram A Punathambekar
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        Doesn't month rhyme with grunt? :~ If I'm wrong, keep in mind that English is not my native language. :-O Cheers, Vikram.


        I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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        • V Vikram A Punathambekar

          Doesn't month rhyme with grunt? :~ If I'm wrong, keep in mind that English is not my native language. :-O Cheers, Vikram.


          I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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          Paul Watson
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          Um. No. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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          • R Rage

            fever ~ silver ? shiver ~ silver ? I guess I must not know the exact definition of a rhyme ...:rolleyes: [edit] hmmm ... there seem to be a slight difference between the french and the english definition, according to this[^] [/edit]

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            R Giskard Reventlov
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            The pronunciation is a little off so that it would not sound correct when spoken. It would break the rhyme. www.merrens.com
            www.bkmrx.com

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            • V Vikram A Punathambekar

              Doesn't month rhyme with grunt? :~ If I'm wrong, keep in mind that English is not my native language. :-O Cheers, Vikram.


              I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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              J4amieC
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              In this case, grunt would need to end 'th' at the very least.

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              • C Colin Angus Mackay

                Will Harrower wrote:

                discombobulate

                Surely "late", "bait", "date", "fate", "gate", "hate", "kate", "mate", "rate", & "wait" rhyme with "discombobulate" ColinMackay.net Scottish Developers are looking for speakers for user group sessions over the next few months. Do you want to know more?

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                a five for this excellent poem :-D Coulda, woulda, shoulda doesn't matter if you don't.

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                • J J4amieC

                  In this case, grunt would need to end 'th' at the very least.

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                  Vikram A Punathambekar
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                  I thought rhyming meant just the vowel sounds :~ Wordweb says I'm wrong: Rhyming: Having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds Cheers, Vikram.


                  I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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                  • P Paul Watson

                    Good morning all. Another sunny, shorts and t-shirt week starting here in Ireland. So most of us probably know that nothing rhymes with orange. Lozenge is a half-rhyme and so doesn't count. But can you name another word that no other word in the English language rhymes with? There is one that I know of. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                    adapted from toxcct:

                    while (!enough)
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                    -- modified at 5:33 Monday 27th March, 2006

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                    Jack Puppy
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                    Delores and Mulva? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

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                    • K kasik

                      That's what I thought, but

                      From Wikipedia Article:

                      That is not to say that there are no rhymeless words, however; there are in fact many, including such words as marathon and discombobulate. If one restricts the list to words of just one or two syllables, however, the list is fairly short.

                      I suppose, technically, since you're only rhyming with the last syllable it's not a full word rhyme.... maybe :P Cheers, Will H

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                      El Corazon
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                      Will Harrower wrote:

                      I suppose, technically, since you're only rhyming with the last syllable it's not a full word rhyme.... maybe

                      That's the clincher... with false-rhymes, tail-rhymes verses true rhymes. :) The full word rhyme would be a perfect rhyme. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                      • J Jack Puppy

                        Delores and Mulva? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

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                        Paul Watson
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                        A person and a pudding? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                        • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                          I thought rhyming meant just the vowel sounds :~ Wordweb says I'm wrong: Rhyming: Having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds Cheers, Vikram.


                          I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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                          El Corazon
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                          Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                          I thought rhyming meant just the vowel sounds

                          A perfect rhyme removes only the first glutteral or constonant depending on your definition, and rhymes all terminal sounds. A rhyme of vowel sounds is reffered to as "assonance" an associate type of rhyme. You can get into oblique (or false rhyme) and even sight rhymes (spelled the same but not pronounced the same). Although most people only think of the "perfect rhyme" when they hear rhyming, there are actually many associative forms of rhyming. One reason is because of the "sonnet" a short "perfect rhyme" poem which also follows iambic pentameter, perfect length, perfect form, perfect rhyme. If a sonnet is the ultimate goal in poetry, perfect in every way, then it is the rhyme form that tends to be known as a true rhyme. Most creative writing teachers teach that iambic pentameter and perfect rhyme is the goal. To me, it would be like saying that painting in anything other than oil on canvas is "less than perfect." There are many types of rhymes, perfect rhymes can actually draw the reader away from the rest of the poem and focus only on the rhymes, that may not be the poets intent, a less prevalent rhyme allows the poet to focus the reader on the content. Even when I do use rhyme, I tend to use imperfect rhyme (last syllable only, no care for accent vs unaccented). Poetic Affairs Trapped forever in this cage So long I know not the age. My only companion is poetry My verses echo endlessly. Hello my sweetest sonnet, You wear a lovely corset, (Made from rhyme and meter) To hold you is a pleasure! Come dance within my cell My sweetest sonnet belle! Enter jealous Villanelle, Joining in my crowded cell Witnessing my sonnet tryst She is not easily dismissed. Both dressed in corsets fine Both bound forever in rhyme. Then comes my lovely haiku Who's emotions are so true. Dressed not at all in rhyme A beauty to behold any time. Hands bound in short meter Her lips are full of flavor! She adds an Oriental twist Her presence here I insist! One taste sends me to heaven Her simple beauty so brazen! _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                          • K kasik

                            Paul Watson wrote:

                            But can you name another word that nothing rhymes with?

                            Silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, marathon, discombobulate... Wikipedia Article[^] I never realised there were so many :omg: Cheers, Will H

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                            Will Harrower wrote:

                            pint

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                            • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                              I thought rhyming meant just the vowel sounds :~ Wordweb says I'm wrong: Rhyming: Having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds Cheers, Vikram.


                              I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

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                              J4amieC
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                              Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                              especially terminal sounds

                              th != t as a terminal sound.

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                              • J Jack Puppy

                                Delores and Mulva? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

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                                brianwelsch
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                                :laugh: BW


                                If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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                                • P Paul Watson

                                  Good morning all. Another sunny, shorts and t-shirt week starting here in Ireland. So most of us probably know that nothing rhymes with orange. Lozenge is a half-rhyme and so doesn't count. But can you name another word that no other word in the English language rhymes with? There is one that I know of. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                                  adapted from toxcct:

                                  while (!enough)
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                                  -- modified at 5:33 Monday 27th March, 2006

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                                  brianwelsch
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                                  How about purple? I can't think of a word that rhymes. What is it with colors being non-rhymable? BW


                                  If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
                                  -- Steven Wright

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                                  • K kasik

                                    Paul Watson wrote:

                                    But can you name another word that nothing rhymes with?

                                    Silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, marathon, discombobulate... Wikipedia Article[^] I never realised there were so many :omg: Cheers, Will H

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                                    Nitron
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                                    Eatza rhymes with Pizza... as in: "I eatza pizza!" :rolleyes: ~Nitron.


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                                    • J Jack Puppy

                                      Delores and Mulva? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

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                                      Gary Wheeler
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                                      I can think of a word that rhymes with Delores (in fact, she probably has one), but I can't mention it due to the kid sister rule :-O.


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                                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                        The pronunciation is a little off so that it would not sound correct when spoken. It would break the rhyme. www.merrens.com
                                        www.bkmrx.com

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                                        Edbert P
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                                        Sliver? Quiver? Waver? Doesn't have to be a noun, does it? Edbert Sydney, Australia

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