A nursery rhyme

Tue Jul 20 15:42:22 UTC 2004

It rhymes in British English.  Brits would say something like 'fore at d'
(@ = schwa) for 'forehead'.

Victoria

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> >There was a little girl
> >And she had a little curl
> >Right in the middle of her forehead.
> >When she was good, she was very, very good.
> >But when she was bad, she was horehead?/hoarhead?/whorehead? ...?
> >
> >-Wilson Gray
> ~~~~~~~~
> Horrid.
> AM
>

Victoria Neufeldt
727 9th Street East
Saskatoon, Sask.
S7H 0M6
Canada
Tel: 306-955-8910

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