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Hi everyone, 

 

Most languages have their own, and they can be quite a challenge for adults and children alike ... Tongue Twisters are phrases designed to be particularly difficult to articulate. They can be used to help improve one's pronunciation, but most importantly they're a usually a good laugh smiley

 

As my mother tongue is French, I only know tongue twisters in that language and none in English.  Since yesterday was Tongue twisters Day, I thought it'd be a great opportunity for you guys to help me discover some of your favourite tongue twisters, in English or any language! It'll be really fun to see what they look like, and try to pronounce them thinking

 

Here are a couple of French "virelangues":

 

  • Si six scies scient six cyprès, six cents scies scient six cent cyprès.
  • Ce ver vert sévère sait verser ses verres verts. 
  • Les chaussettes de l'archi-duchesse, sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèches.

 

Looking forward to your replies joy

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I'm not the pheasant plucker, I am the pheasant plucker's son. I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

If I had to nominate someone who would post this, you would be in my top two.....wink

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@jonsie wrote:

@pgn wrote:
I'm not the pheasant plucker, I am the pheasant plucker's son. I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

If I had to nominate someone who would post this, you would be in my top two.....wink


It was on my list...but decided to stay well clear...joy

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@jonsie wrote:

@pgn wrote:
I'm not the pheasant plucker, I am the pheasant plucker's son. I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

If I had to nominate someone who would post this, you would be in my top two.....wink


It was on my list...but decided to stay well clear...joy


You were in my top three LOL

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There is another one but certainly won't touch that either LOL

 

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@Cleoriff wrote:

There is another one but certainly won't touch that either LOL

 


Yeah whatever you do satay away from this one :

 

I'm so glad you didn't put that one on here....

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@jonsie wrote:

Chickened out!


Yeah I noticed... Great recovery @jonsie joyrofl

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@jonsie wrote:

Although maybe later....


Not for me...too damn busy packing for the long weekend away. You would think we are going for two blumming weeks joy

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