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Sawn logs of wood. " How much wood would a woodchuck chuck " (sometimes phrased with "could" rather than "would") is an American English -language tongue-twister. [ 1][ 2] The woodchuck, a word originating from Algonquian "wejack", is a kind of marmot, regionally called a groundhog. [ 3] The complete beginning of the tongue-twister usually goes ...
Ahead, we’ve got 50 tongue twisters for you to try on your own, share with loved ones or with English second-language (ESL) speakers in your inner orbit to hone their tongue-tango talents.
The popular "she sells seashells" tongue twister was originally published in 1850 as a diction exercise. The term "tongue twister" was first applied to this kind of expression in 1895. "She sells seashells" was turned into a popular song in 1908, with words by British songwriter Terry Sullivan and music by Harry Gifford.
Betty Botter is a tongue twister written by American author Carolyn Wells in her book "The Jingle Book" published in 1899. [ 1] It was originally titled The Butter Betty Bought. By the middle of the 20th century, it had become part of the Mother Goose collection of nursery rhymes. [ 2]
The post 33 of the Best Tongue Twisters for Kids appeared first on Reader's Digest. Not only do small children have to figure out things like grammar and vocabulary but they’ve also got to learn ...
And if you want to ease into these hard tongue twisters, try these tongue twisters for kids first. The post 40 of the Hardest Tongue Twisters in the English Language appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Moses supposes his toeses are roses. Mother playing with infant, singing the tongue-twister (1913). "Moses supposes his toeses are roses" is a piece of English-language nonsense verse and a tongue-twister, whimsically describing the prophet Moses mistakenly conjecturing his toes are roses, contrary to biological reality.
1. A bright bunch of blueberries sat on a big boat. 2. A clam crams cream in a cramped can. 3. A quiet ostrich quacks quietly. 4. Big brother beats beef. 5.