Words that should rhyme but don’t| Off-Topic Discussion forum |

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/8/24 4:29 p.m.

Tow

Cow

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/8/24 4:46 p.m.

Good food

NickD MegaDork
10/8/24 4:47 p.m.

Sean Bean.

Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
10/8/24 4:47 p.m.

Arkansas

Kansas

z31maniac MegaDork
10/8/24 4:57 p.m.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ObkJNstaog8?rel=0

Colin Wood Associate Editor
10/8/24 5:23 p.m.

In reply to Paris Van Gorder :

The history of how we got Kansas and Arkansas is actually pretty interesting.

I've read a couple of different explanations, but they all follow a similar story: "Kansas" comes from the name of the Kansa tribe that lived in the area. "Arkansas" came from the way the French explorers pronounced the name of the Quapaw tribe, Ecanza.

11GTCS SuperDork
10/8/24 5:28 p.m.

Bow (as in arrow launcher)

Bow (as in pointy end of the boat)

John Welsh Mod Squad
10/8/24 6:01 p.m.

Read (present tense)
"I have to read the homework"

Read (past tense)
"I'm glad I already read the homework."

Johnboyjjb HalfDork
10/8/24 6:03 p.m.

Grade A Under A does a bit about English spelling that includes a list of things that should rhyme but don't - or shouldn't but do.

SV reX MegaDork
10/8/24 6:21 p.m.

Now, know, knows.

Nose... lose... chose.

Noose and loose are good, but what about choose?

How come choose rhymes with lose?

Ooze and peruse rhyme, but use rhymes with loose (but not with fuse)? Ok, use can rhyme with either fuse or loose, but not both.

GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/8/24 6:30 p.m.

Very relevant song (some NSFW language):

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJ69ny57pR0?rel=0

ShawnG MegaDork
10/8/24 6:50 p.m.

Orange

stafford1500 GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/8/24 6:50 p.m.

There are 3 ways to spell two/to/too

03Panther PowerDork
10/8/24 7:01 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

I've heard some say it's "our"-kansas... but that seems to make other folks mad, for, well, reasons.

03Panther PowerDork
10/8/24 7:03 p.m.

In reply to z31maniac :

Love his routines! Hadn't seen that one. Thanks.

SV reX MegaDork
10/8/24 7:15 p.m.

stafford1500 said:
There are 3 ways to spell two/to/too

It's twoo, it's twoo! 😂

z31maniac MegaDork
10/8/24 7:52 p.m.

03Panther said:
In reply to z31maniac :

Love his routines! Hadn't seen that one. Thanks.

Watching his stuff when I was young is what got me into stand up comedy.

Rons GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/8/24 9:30 p.m.

When I did deliveries to the archives, I asked why I grow chives but their office is called the archives. Unfortunately they couldn't give me answer, maybe the hive can.

Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/8/24 9:44 p.m.

See, now, this is why I never, ever give anybody who is ESL any E36 M3 about their spelling or grammar. English is the Calvinball of languages.

Other languages hammerform loanwords into their spelling norms. English just keeps the spelling from the language it came from. Or doesn't. See above re: Calvinball.