Rhymes for 'America' (was: new name you can use on your kid)

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 14, 2011, at 4:29 AM, Damien Hall wrote:

> There are probably more rhymes for 'America' in r-less English English than in most American English - if anyone's collecting them, 'Berwicker' (= 'native of Berwick-upon-Tweed', which is pronounced 'berrick') is the only one that springs to mind.
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> Damien

I suppose if you prefer "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may/Old Time is still a-flying" to "But at my back I always hear/Time's winged chariot hurrying near", you're more of a Herricker than a Marveller.

LH


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> Date:    Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:08:25 -0400
> From:    Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: new name you can use on your kid
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> One of the few that do.
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> JL
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> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Jherrica?  Rhymes with "America?"
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>> Tom Zurinskas=2C first Ct 20 yrs=2C then Tn 3=2C NJ 33=2C Fl 9.
>> Learn the alphabet and sounds of US English at justpaste.it/ayk
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> Damien Hall
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