{"id":1771,"date":"2019-06-28T17:38:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2024-04-21T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T13:08:06","slug":"fun-facts-11-rhymes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/06\/28\/fun-facts-11-rhymes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts About English #11 – Words Without Rhymes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The English language has many words that have no rhyme. Besides the above, other words include ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon, <\/em>and discombobulate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who find themselves in a language kerfuffle when pining to rhyme, assonance can sometimes carry the verse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronze, plus some silver<\/strong> and gold,
Won’t be of help if you shiver<\/strong> when cold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equestrians may be familiar with the word curple<\/em>, a corrupted form of the Scottish word crupper<\/em> which means the hindquarters or rump of a horse. Though this word in fact rhymes with purple<\/em>, it is largely out of use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another slang word, nurple<\/em> – as in a<\/em> purple nurple<\/em>, is a rhyming derivation of the words nipple and purple and, in practice, a very painful prank. We shall see if Webster deigns to bring this twisted combination into the fold of notable language in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book<\/em>, 1774<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So, how important is all this business with childish rhymes? Many of the nursery rhymes we know today go as far back as the Middle Ages and continue to get passed down generation after generation. Though there are many sites detailing the darker side of nursery rhymes, here are a few lighter facts you may not have heard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n