Friday, September 30, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 30

  • If you're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts,
     buy a cunning stunning stunt kite.
  • If you can't can any candy can,
    how many candy cans can a candy canner can
     if he can can candy cans ?
  • The big black bug bit the big black bear,
     but the big black bear bit the big black bug back!
  •  If you understand, say "understand".
    If you don't understand, say "don't understand".
    But if you understand and say "don't understand".
    how do I understand that you understand. Understand!?

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 29

  • How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?  
  • Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
    Spread it thick, say it quick!
    Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
    Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
    Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
    Don't eat with your mouth full!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 28

  • As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I'd like to see the saw you saw saw. 
  • How many berries could a bare berry carry,
    if a bare berry could carry berries?
    Well they can't carry berries
    (which could make you very wary)
    but a bare berry carried is more scary!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 27

  • Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
    While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
    Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
    Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
     That's what made these three free fleas sneeze. 
  • Four furious friends fought for the phone.
  • Black background, brown background.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 26

  • She saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure she saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa? 
  • Birdie birdie in the sky laid a turdie in my eye.
     If cows could fly I'd have a cow pie in my eye. 
  • How many cans can a cannibal nibble
    if a cannibal can nibble cans?
    As many cans as a cannibal can nibble
    if a cannibal can nibble cans.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 25

  • How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground. 
  • How much pot, could a pot roast roast, if a pot roast could roast pot.
  • Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, and twit and twat, to learn the letter "T". 

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 24

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream!
  • Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards
  •  I didn't say that I didn't say it.

    I said that I didn't say that I said it.

    I want to make that very clear. (George Romney)

Friday, September 23, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 23

A rather stupid one for the day, but this is popular too.

Luke Luck likes lakes.
Luke's duck likes lakes.
Luke Luck licks lakes.
Luck's duck licks lakes.
Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.
Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 22

A simple one for today, easy to remember and reproduce !!

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,
but if you wish the wish the witch wishes,
I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 21

Few more english tongue twisters today:

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

Sheena leads, Sheila needs.

Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 20

Back to the English tongue twisters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Monday, September 19, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 19

For today, we have a special one - this is composed by the great saint-poet, Thiru Gnaana Sambandar. It might just look like another tongue twister, but if it is properly split between words and spelt, it would convey a wonderful meaning - which is explained so by Kanci Maha Periva in one of his discourses. For now, we will restrict the post to the poem alone:

யாமாமாநீ யாமாமா யாழீகாமா காணாகா
காணாகாமா காழீயா மாமாயாநீ மாமாயா


If this is properly split and pronounced, it should be spelt as below:

யாம் ஆமா ? நீ ஆம் ஆம். மாயாழீ ! காமா! காண்நாகா !
காணாகாமா ! காழீயா ! மாமாயா ! நீ மாமாயா!


Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 18

One more from Kalamega Pulavar's poems

மானமே நண்ணா மணமென் மனமென்னும்
மானமான் மன்னா நனிநாணு - மீனமா
மானா மினன்மின்னி முன்முன்னே நண்ணினும்
மானா மணிமேனி மான்

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 17

Here is a special tongue twister - made by Kalamega Pulavar in Tamil - using just one letter "க " and its family.

காக்கைக்காகா கூகை
கூகைக்காகா காக்கை
கோக்குகூ காக்கைக்குக்
கொக்கொக்க கைக்கைக்குக்
காக்கைக்குக் கைக்கைக்கா கா

Please note that this is a poem, not just a tongue twister. It has a clear meaning as well.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 16

Continuing with our special focus on tamil tongue twisters today as well:
  • வாழை பழம் வழுக்கி கிழவி ஒருத்தி
    வழியில் நழுவி விழுந்தாள்
  • யார் தச்ச சட்ட - இது
    தாத்தா தச்ச சட்ட
  • தோட்டமாம் தோட்டம்
    பப்பாளி தோட்டம்
    படுத்த பாய சுருட்டிக்கொண்டு
    எடுத்தாண்டி ஓட்டம். 

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 15

Adding some more to the tamil tongue twisters today:
  • ஓடுற நரியில ஒரு நரி சிறு நரி,
    சிறு நரி முடியில ஒரு முடி நர முடி
  • ஆடுற கிளையில ஒரு கிளை தனிக்கிளை
    தனிக்கிளை தனில் வந்த கனிகளும் இனிக்கல
  • கொக்கு நெட்ட கொக்கு
    நெட்ட கொக்கு இட்ட
    முட்ட கட்ட முட்ட 

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 14

 Some special tongue twisters in Tamil today:

  • ஏழை கிழவன் வியாழக்கிழமை வாழைப்பழத்தில் வழுக்கி விழுந்தான். 
  • பச்சை குழந்தை வாழை பழத்திற்க்காக விழுந்து புரண்டு அழுதது.
  • கடலோரத்தில் அலை உருளுது புரளுது தத்தளிக்குது தாளம் போடுது. 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 13

Few twisters with number-related sentences:

One-One was a racehorse.
Two-two was one, too.
When One-One won one race,
Two-Two won one, too.
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A three-toed tree toad
loved a two-toed he-toad
that lived in a too-tall tree.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 12

Some more interesting twisters to add in to your diary:

Our Joe wants to know if your Joe will
lend our Joe you Joe's banjo. If your Joe won't
lend our Joe your Joe's banjo, our Joe won't
lend your Joe our Jose's banjo when our Joe has a banjo!
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There was a young fisherman named Fischer
who fished for a fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they're fishing the fissure for Fischer.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 11

Couple of witchy-watchy twisters for today - here you go:

Which witch wishes to
switch a witch
wristwatch for a Swiss
wristwatch?

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If two witches were

watching two watches,

which witch would

watch which watch?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 10

Am devoting today to host a simple one-sentence tongue-twister. Once you read and practice, you would agree with me - it is really worth dedicating one day's post for this simple beautiful sentence:

The sixth sick
sheik's sixth
sheep's sick.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 9

Sure you would be interested to know these as well:

You've no need to light a night-light
On a light night like tonight,
For a night-light's light's a slight light,
And tonight's a night that's light.
When a night's light, like tonight's light,
It is really not quite right
To light night-lights with their slight lights
On a light night like tonight.
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I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit.
And on a slitted sheet I sit.
I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit.
The sheet I slit, that sheet was it.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 8

Most of us would have practiced the popular "Betty bought some butter" in our school days.

Check out this better version:

Betty Boughter bought some butter
But she said the butter is bitter
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter
will make it better than
the bitter butter
So she bought a bit of better butter
And put it in her batter
And her batter was not bitter
So it was Betty Boughter
bought a bit of better butter
and put it in her batter and
her batter was not bitter.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 7

Couple of interesting ones here:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of picked peppers?

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers

Peter Piper picked?
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When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist,

For the twisting a twist, he three twines will entwist;

But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,

The twine that untwisted untwisted the twist

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 6

Two sets for today:

A tutor who tooted a flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to their tutor,
"Is it harded to toot or
To tutor two tooters to toot?"
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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 wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 5

One more story of Mr See and Mr Saw today:

Mr See and Mr Saw are old friends.

Mr. See had a saw, and Mr. Saw a seesaw.

See's saw sawed Saw's seesaw before Saw saw See, which made Saw sore.

If Saw had seen See's saw before See sawed Saw's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Saw's seesaw.

So See's saw sawed Saw's seesaw.

But it was sad to see Saw so sore, just because See's saw sawed Saw's seesaw.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 4

Today's

There were two friends - Mr.See & Mr.Saw.

One day Mr.See saw sea & Mr.Saw didn't see sea.

See saw sea & jumped in sea.

Saw didn't see sea but jumped in sea.

See saw saw in sea & saw saw see in sea.

See saw both saw sea and both saw and see were happy to see sea.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 3

Add this to your diary now:

  • Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.
  • Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
  • Tie twine to three tree twigs. (so dumb simple??)

Friday, September 2, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 2

Here is today's stock of twisters:

  • I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
    Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.
  • Sheena leads, Sheila needs (so simple??!)
  • Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?
  • She sells sea shells on the sea shore;
    The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.
    So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
    I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Hari's Blog - Tongue Twisters # 1

This month of September - am putting up something, which is one of my special secrets in building up good friends and networking. Yes, it is the tongue twisters which helped me to quickly develop friends at school / college days, and build a humorous / funny friends circle.

Am going to share few of my favorite tongue twisters this month, helping you also to build your own network of buddies - enjoy!!

Here is the first post on this:

  • How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies?A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
  • While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.
  • Washington went to Washington, while Washington's wash woman washed Washington's washable clothes.

The fun would continue through this month -- watch out for more..