Friday, July 13, 2012

On Tongue-twisters Are in Every Language: How much wood does a Palouse Falls marmot chuck?

 
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
 
How much wood does a Palouse Falls marmot chuck? Not much, as there aren't many trees around Palous Falls State Park. Yes, a marmot is a woodchuck, a.k.a. groundhog. They're pretty easy-going, wouldn't you say? You can find marmots all over the world, just as you can find tongue-twisters in every language, not just English. Take Persian, for example. -gw

Mooh as gardaneh moh koloftareh
literally: Hair is thicker than our necks
means: We’re pretty easy going

Befamee nafamee
literally: you understand, you don’t understand
means: so-so

http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/2003/05/persian-tongue-twisters/

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