tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post8036744010980853542..comments2024-03-16T00:21:43.240+00:00Comments on Separated by a Common Language: Win a copy of Britannia in Brief!lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-20617865688515461622009-08-25T10:57:17.834+01:002009-08-25T10:57:17.834+01:00Jane !!
what are the next lines of your story??Jane !!<br /><br />what are the next lines of your story??sprachreisenhttp://www.esl.ch/de/sprachaufenthalt.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-44530095029872536592009-06-27T18:31:09.169+01:002009-06-27T18:31:09.169+01:00Homographs! Thank you. It makes perfect sense that...Homographs! Thank you. It makes perfect sense that that is what they would be called.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-75787383988813284282009-06-27T09:58:11.370+01:002009-06-27T09:58:11.370+01:00-----"What do they call words that are spelle...-----"What do they call words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently?"------<br />HomographsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952564820382472228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-73187418126628130972009-06-27T01:55:41.170+01:002009-06-27T01:55:41.170+01:00I'm a native Californian.
Row (fight) rhymes...I'm a native Californian. <br /><br />Row (fight) rhymes with now and plow, but in my experience it is a word that is rarely, if ever, used in the U.S. <br /><br />Row (pretty maids all in a ...) rhymes with know/sew/blow.<br /><br />I remember from waaaay back in the day that homonyms are words that sound the same but are spelled differently. What do they call words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-33777964977171709892009-06-26T19:30:40.444+01:002009-06-26T19:30:40.444+01:00Kel - In Northeast US, row rhymes with sew or no o...Kel - In Northeast US, row rhymes with sew or no or doe or low.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-61786269076035448842009-06-26T17:01:58.057+01:002009-06-26T17:01:58.057+01:00Roger, doesn't "row" rhyme with &quo...Roger, doesn't "row" rhyme with "now?"Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270189372994253642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-14048568167999607612009-06-26T16:01:34.042+01:002009-06-26T16:01:34.042+01:00A bloke offered baby a dummy,
Which annoyed her Am...A bloke offered baby a dummy,<br />Which annoyed her American mummy.<br />The mom started a row<br />‘Cause she didn’t know<br />It’s a pacifier for her honey.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-25454788094803953392009-06-26T02:25:56.573+01:002009-06-26T02:25:56.573+01:00Regarding lynneguist's comment on Ben's: e...Regarding lynneguist's comment on Ben's: eye rhyme! eye rhyme! By the way, I love this blog, although I'm not a native speaker of English.Rodianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-69491733400991227322009-06-25T19:11:24.663+01:002009-06-25T19:11:24.663+01:00Laundry is highly overrated. Buy more. Especiall...Laundry is highly overrated. Buy more. Especially socks.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-40243050329569243792009-06-23T20:11:48.321+01:002009-06-23T20:11:48.321+01:00At the risk of trying too hard, here is Randy mark...At the risk of trying too hard, here is Randy mark 2:<br /><br />The American said, I'm Randy<br />My stick-shift is just fine and dandy!<br />The Brit said, I'm fagged,<br />exquisitely shagged,<br />After eating a pastie with Shandy.Jimmie Riddlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-32345599162778916602009-06-23T18:30:32.435+01:002009-06-23T18:30:32.435+01:00A drunken solicitor, Dick
Went looking for Tom, dr...A drunken solicitor, Dick<br />Went looking for Tom, drove too quick <br />He crashed his sedan<br />On a sleeping policeman<br />And ended up in the NickJimmie Riddlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-28715978398509122352009-06-23T06:00:32.708+01:002009-06-23T06:00:32.708+01:00A horny young Briton named Doug,
Gave my well-tail...A horny young Briton named Doug,<br />Gave my well-tailored shirttail a tug.<br />"Would it make you gag,<br />If I asked for a shag?"<br />I said, "No," and I gave him a rug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-28714999507827526652009-06-22T08:17:01.309+01:002009-06-22T08:17:01.309+01:00OK, Ben, but you do reali{s/z?e line 2 doesn't...OK, Ben, but you do reali{s/z?e line 2 doesn't rhyme with 1 and 5? At least not if the Brit said it!lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-34699514472616853012009-06-22T05:19:39.922+01:002009-06-22T05:19:39.922+01:00Coming late to the party...
A Brit said, "Th...Coming late to the party...<br /><br />A Brit said, "There's nothing more tasty<br />Than sampling a savoury pasty."<br />"Good grief," thought a Yank.<br />"In a strip club so swank,<br />You'd get punched for a caper that hasty!"<br /><br />Context: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=337Ben Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927962158447853691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-38450433285745224052009-06-21T20:44:56.966+01:002009-06-21T20:44:56.966+01:00My friends are from Texas and Crewe
One said "...My friends are from Texas and Crewe<br />One said "half four" for our rendezvous<br />The other said "wait!<br />Why not quarter of eight?"<br />We ended up meeting at two.mollymoolynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-59279962571880560372009-06-20T22:57:32.557+01:002009-06-20T22:57:32.557+01:00A limerick’s easy to write
But the sentiments, the...A limerick’s easy to write<br />But the sentiments, they may be trite<br />The form is too rigid<br />It makes you look frigid<br />And I’ve run out of space to say anything insightful about the differences between UK and US idiomatic usage. Sorry! Or should I say, Excuse me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-52025666918628137922009-06-20T21:00:34.767+01:002009-06-20T21:00:34.767+01:00"This limerick must quickly be written!"..."This limerick must quickly be written!"<br />Said the visiting member from Britain.<br />So in need of more minds<br />He tabled four lines -<br />coaxing a fifth from one smittenarticuletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902568587446268437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-24707666315356233942009-06-20T20:53:17.486+01:002009-06-20T20:53:17.486+01:00Oh, sorry, that was another one from me, Richard E...Oh, sorry, that was another one from me, Richard EnglishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-23140891396331523362009-06-20T20:52:19.310+01:002009-06-20T20:52:19.310+01:00My girl has a fine pair of hooters
Attractive to g...My girl has a fine pair of hooters<br />Attractive to gentleman suitors.<br />But don't rush too far<br />They're both on her car<br />And she toots them to warn slow commuters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-70838165925266589892009-06-20T13:16:08.296+01:002009-06-20T13:16:08.296+01:00In the tradition of limericks that are deliberatel...In the tradition of limericks that are deliberately incomplete (young man from Verdun and so forth) how about:<br /><br /><i>"This limerick must quickly be written!"<br />Said the visiting member from Britain.<br />So in need of more minds<br />He tabled four lines -</i><br /><br />(Email address is on sidebar of blog.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-26277067825141508552009-06-19T22:11:44.058+01:002009-06-19T22:11:44.058+01:00Contestants may find this excellent and humorous r...Contestants may find this excellent and humorous reference to be helpful--The English to American Dictionary:<br /><br />http://septicscompanion.com/index.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-34254727293382229042009-06-19T21:35:32.935+01:002009-06-19T21:35:32.935+01:00At the party, Jo started to flag
He said, could I ...At the party, Jo started to flag<br />He said, could I bum a fag?<br />I’m rat-arsed and pissed<br />And my girlfriend’s been dissed<br />By a muppet who thinks she’s a wag.Jo Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-88703818488945196052009-06-19T18:11:00.927+01:002009-06-19T18:11:00.927+01:00"Straight on, Mac. They're on the first f..."Straight on, Mac. They're on the first floor"<br />Said the bellhop, just inside the door.<br />So I climbed up the stair<br />To find nobody there - <br />For the first floor's the ground - what a bore!<br /><br />Richard EnglishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-48683446883886981552009-06-19T17:59:01.353+01:002009-06-19T17:59:01.353+01:00"A pint please, and make it Imperial,
A size ..."A pint please, and make it Imperial,<br />A size that is quite magisterial.<br />The American measure<br />Will give one less pleasure - <br />So small it is almost ethereal" <br /><br />Richard EnglishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-91036411738592681122009-06-19T14:56:46.320+01:002009-06-19T14:56:46.320+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com