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  • G Graham Bradshaw

    Twelfth ?

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    Paul Watson
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    Wealth? 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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      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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      Colin Angus Mackay
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      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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        Well done, that is the one I was thinking about. Did you look it up or just happen to know it? 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 Giskard Reventlov
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        Remembered from school days (the dim and distant past). I see from another post that there appear to be many more. Live and learn. Good question. www.merrens.com
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          Wealth? 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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          Colin Angus Mackay
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          Only if you are from London and cannot pronounce the TH properly. 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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            Only if you are from London and cannot pronounce the TH properly. 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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            Paul Watson
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            hehe. I never pronounce the "ph" in twelfth. My twelth comes out just like wealth. (I did have speech therapy when I was younger.) 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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            • 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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              kasik
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              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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                Silver www.merrens.com
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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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                • 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!

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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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                              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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                                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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                                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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                                  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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                                    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

                                        What about mind? ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game

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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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                                          Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                                          especially terminal sounds

                                          th != t as a terminal sound.

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