Nothing rhymes with orange
Registered User
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,441
Likes: 0
From: Diamond Bar, CA
Originally Posted by The Raptor,Apr 29 2008, 12:22 PM
There are many words that have no rhyme in the English language. "Orange" is only the most famous. Other words that have no rhyme include: silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon, and discombobulate.
BTW, you cannot lick your elbow.
BTW, you cannot lick your elbow.
I tried 
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 6,592
Likes: 0
From: Yorba Linda, CA
Originally Posted by The Raptor,Apr 29 2008, 01:39 PM
How do "forceps" and "forestall" sound similar?
Originally Posted by The Raptor,Apr 29 2008, 01:13 PM
A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words . . . .
(Yes, I'm being difficult. That's why I suggested that we first settle on the definition of rhyme: it isn't as easy as it - forgive me - sounds.)
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 59,377
Likes: 1,618
From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by magician,Apr 29 2008, 03:31 PM
Using your definition of "rhyme":
The identical sound "for" is repeated in both words.
The identical sound "for" is repeated in both words.
This is getting tiresome.
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,409
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by The Raptor,Apr 29 2008, 02:45 PM
"For" isn't a sound, here. It's a syllable that happens to be part of a word, which is the sound.
This is getting tiresome.
This is getting tiresome.
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 870
Likes: 0
From: Biloxi, MS
My favorite post in this thread is the person asking if Magician is in third grade.
I've heard that nothing doesn't rhyme with orange, but Magician really does bring up a good point and this really makes you think.
I've heard that nothing doesn't rhyme with orange, but Magician really does bring up a good point and this really makes you think.
