...saddo
That's very satisfying. I was thinking, "Strictly speaking this ought to be a double rhyme with the stress on the first syllable, but nothing rhymes so neatly with shad... Hang on."
...saddo
That's very satisfying. I was thinking, "Strictly speaking this ought to be a double rhyme with the stress on the first syllable, but nothing rhymes so neatly with shad... Hang on."
Last edited by MarkBastable; 02-10-2011 at 06:24 PM.
Ah - definitely shadow - see above
Last edited by MystyrMystyry; 02-10-2011 at 06:42 PM.
Catch 22 - new?
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Yes, "saddo" a near perfect rhyme. (unlike some of the others.)
New, is correct too, so that's it. Finished!
Who's go is it ? Has anybody got something?
For the record, I don't think any Americans had ever seen or heard the word "saddo" before the appearance of post number 466 of this thread.
I did wonder, but who can resist a perfect rhyme.
Mark found it very satisfying, so I say he's next, until someone else comes up with something.
Do another one Pren - that was good value!
I have nothing left, I'm drained.
This one's eminently googleable, but obviously that would just spoil it.....
This is a mnemonic I learned at school - what is it designed to help you remember?
Camels Ordinarily Sit Down Carefully. Possibly Their Joints Creak. Perhaps Early Oiling Might Prolong Perfect Health.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 02-12-2011 at 07:47 AM.
I am trying (in vain) to think of O level lists that had to be learned in the days of rote. There were loads in History (and Latin, my Grammer School wife informs me.)
I'll give you a clue.
As the years pass, it's necessary to add words to the mnemonic to keep it up to date. But no one ever has done that.
Well, there goes my theory that it might have something to do with the periodic table (chemical)...
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Periods of the Phanerozoic eon. Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, etc..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era_(geology)#Terminology
I doubt there will be anyone around when the next word is needed.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 02-13-2011 at 01:48 PM.
Did you know that, Mick, or did you look it up? Are you a former Geology student, an Old Rocker, so to speak?
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