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Tong twister
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mari_18cf
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Tong twister
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hey guys, could you help me to understand the meaning of this tong twister?
Send toast to ten stout saint �s ten tall tents. |
14 Jul 2012
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cunliffe
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It should be saints � - it �s plural. Toast is toasted bread, stout means a bit fat and for some reason, these saints are in ten tall tents!
Fascinating!
Here is the hardest tongue twister in the world (I kid you not!) - it �a lady �s name, only 4 syllables in total. I bet you anything you can �t say it three times quickly!
Peggy Babcock. |
14 Jul 2012
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mari_18cf
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The part I didnt get before was that they were inside the tents.. I didnt get this.
thanks |
14 Jul 2012
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mari_18cf
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there is a linking word missing, isnt it? |
14 Jul 2012
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cunliffe
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Has anybody tried it yet? Peggy Babcock. |
14 Jul 2012
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ueslteacher
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No linking word is missing. It �s a possessive - ten tall tents belong to those saints so you are told to send toast to those men �s ten tall tents:) Send toast to ten stout saints � ten tall tents. I �ve also seen a different version with one more word: Send toast to ten tense stout saints � ten tall tents. BTW here�s an audio for it:) Sophia
@Lynne: Yep, I did. It was fine until I tried to pronounce it faster:)
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14 Jul 2012
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yanogator
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Yes, Lynne, I can �t even do Peggy Babcock twice, even slowly. Bruce |
14 Jul 2012
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jannabanna
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I can do Peggy Babcock twice slowly but when I speed up a bit it �s becomes Peggy Backcob!!!
Janet
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15 Jul 2012
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libertybelle
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The word saints are both plural and possessive - the apostrophe comes after the S.
Saints �
It is also called a tongue twister because to say it twists your tongue in knots!!
(not literally - just a figure of speech)
It means: Someone should send toast to the 10 tall tents that have 10 chubby saints staying in them. So each saint has a very tall tent and each chubby saint is going to get toast.
Stout can mean many things - but is opposite to a tall slim person. I would guess that they are round and a bit fat or chubby.
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15 Jul 2012
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libertybelle
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers!
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers -
how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
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