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How shall I put it?
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67Englishteacher
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How shall I put it?
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Well, this question will be difficult to ask because I �m looking for something whose name I don �t know! It �s a sort of rhyme used for example to choose who �s going to be the first player in a game, or in any situation in which you have various elements to choose from and you must pick one.
I hope you understand what I �m referring to... If you do, what is this kind of short text called? And do you know any examples in English? Actually a student translated a French one literally in her dialogue and of course it doesn �t make sense! So I need your help to correct that part, please.
Thanks!
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22 Nov 2009
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Olindalima ( F )
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Rock, scissors,paper?
Probably not, but as you said it is not quite clear what your question is about, so... let �s wait for some more answers.
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22 Nov 2009
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reb77
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- Hello,
I know there is a song that goes:
- Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
- Catch a tiger by the toe.
- If he hollers let him go,
- Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
- My mother told me to pick the best one,
- And you are not it!
- Not because you �re dirty,
- Not because you �re clean,
- Just because you kissed a boy/girl behind the magazine.
- My mother told me to pick the very best one,
- And that is Y-O-U.
I �m not really sure!
Can some native speakers help us , please?
bye.
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22 Nov 2009
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ash2
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- Is this the kind of thing you are looking for?
- Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
- Catch a tiger by the toe.
- If he squeals let him go,
- Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
- My mother told me to pick the best one,
- And you are not it!
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22 Nov 2009
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dufffy
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Seems very complicated can you express yourself better?! |
22 Nov 2009
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SaraMariam
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There are many different counting rhymes. Here are some examples that I found (probably you will find more yourself if you type counting rhymes or counting out games on google :):
Bubblegum, bubblegum,In a dish,How many pieces,Do you wish?
One spot, two spot, zig-zag, tear.Pop-die, pennygot, tennyum, tear.Harum, scare �em, rip �em, tear �em.Tay, taw, toe
Scout, ScoutYou �re out
Superman, Superman fly awaySuperman, Superman save the day
Inky pinky ponky,Daddy had a donkey,Donkey died, daddy cried,Inky pinky ponky.
Ink-a-binkA bottle of inkCork fell out and you stinkMy mother told me to pick the very best one andYou are not it
One potato, two potatoThree potato, four,Five potato, six potato,Seven potato, more,One big bad spud.
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22 Nov 2009
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67Englishteacher
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That �s exactly what I �m looking for !!! I �d heard of the eeny, meeny stuff but couldn �t remember it well enough to search it in google or use it as a clue to express my question more clearly.
Does anybody know what to call these, apart from counting rhymes which are a specific type?
Thank you all for your help, you �re GREAT !!! :)
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22 Nov 2009
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ballycastle1
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They �re called counting-out games.
Ip, dip, dog �s spit.
You are
Not it!
and so on until only one person is left. |
22 Nov 2009
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douglas
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mickey mouse lit a match
and it went
out
engine mengine number nine
going down chicago line
If the train should jump the track
do you want your money back?
Yes: Y..E..S..spells yes and you are not it
No: N...O...spells no and you are not it
I don �t know what they are called but "counting games" sounds pretty good. |
22 Nov 2009
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Domino10
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Ibble obble bacl bobble, ibble obble out!
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22 Nov 2009
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67Englishteacher
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thank you all again! Your answers are very helpful!
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23 Nov 2009
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