accents? mine or in the word...cuz i don't have an accent. anyway, wikipedia calls it a half-rhyme:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(word)

[QUOTE=wikipedia]It is widely accepted that no single English word is a true rhyme for orange, though there are half rhymes such as lozenge, flange, or porridge.[2] . A commonly referred to word on this subject, however controversial, is "door hinge". Although sporange, a variant of sporangium, is an eye rhyme for orange, it is not a true rhyme as its second syllable is pronounced with an unreduced vowel [-

 

Everyone has an accent. People from Boston don't speak English like those from Brooklyn.

Anywho, to me porridge and orange are pretty damn close to "rhyme." However, we can split hairs here for days on end.

 

i suppose you're right, but i would just like to put forth that i think the midwest accent is as close to accent-free as you can get...haha. boston and new york accents both are among the strongest in the nation...along w/minnesota and the middle of the bible belt.

 

http://www.threadless.com/product/462/Noth...mes_With_Orange

 

It's interesting that people have started commenting on accents here, because that's one of the keys to determining whether two words rhyme with each other or not. Not accent in the sense of burr or brogue, but accent in the sense of stress; i.e., which syllable in each word gets the primary accent.

So, now you should have enough information to articulate a rule for determining whether two words rhyme with each other or not, and explaining why "late" rhymes with "rate", but "articulate" does not rhyme with "commensurate".

 

this is the best i can think of for orange

ORANGE - DOOR HINGE

 

I disagree with this. A whole musical genre exists (i.e. rap) that I am pretty damn sure can find something to rhyme with orange.

 

they'll just create a new word to make the rap "work" like they so many countless times...

 

its easy to rhyme when you add words that dont exist


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