martedì 18 dicembre 2007

a note on pronunciation

Here is some pronunciation stuff i found when cleaning up old emails... have fun :P

Ràtion never rhymes with nàtion.
Say prefèr, but préferable,
Còmfortable and végetable.
B must not be heard in doubt,
Debt and dumb both leave it out.

In the words psychòlogy,
Psy'chic and psychatry,
You must never sound the p.
Psychatrists you call the man
Who cures your complex, if he can,
In àrchitect, ch is k,
in arch it is the other way.

Please remember to say iron,
So that it will rhyme with lion.
A'dvertisers àdvertise,
Advèrtisments will put you wise.
Time, when work is done, is léisure,
Fill it up with useful pléasure.

Accidéntal, àccident,
Sound the g in ignorant.
Rélative, but a relàtion,
Then say crea'ture, but créàtion.

Say the 'a' in gas quite short,
Bought, remember rhymes with short,
Drought must always rhyme with out,
In dau'ghter leave the 'g h' out.

Room must always rhyme with boom,
When you're dead you're in a tomb.
Wear a boot upon your foot,
Root can never rhyme with soot.

In mùscle, 's c' is an 's',
In mùscular, it's 's k', yes!
Cho'ir must always rhyme with li'ar.
Then, remémber, it's addréss,
With an accent like posséss.

''G' in sign must silent be,
In sìgnature, pronoùnce the 'g'.
Please remember, say towàrds
Just as if it rhymed with boards.

Weight's like wait, but not like height,
Which should always rhyme with light.
Sew is just the same as so,
Tie a ribbon in a bow.

When you meet your friends you bow,
Which again must rhyme with how.
In perfect English make a start,
Learn this little rhyme by heart.

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