Daffodil International University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => English => Topic started by: Gopa B. Caesar on December 03, 2011, 11:38:47 AM
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1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
2. She sells sea-shells sitting in the sea-shore.
3. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
4. Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
5. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
6. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
7. There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.
8. To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
A dull, dark dock, a life-long lock,
A short, sharp shock, a big black block!
To sit in solemn silence in a pestilential prison,
And awaiting the sensation
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
(by W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan from The Mikado)
9. Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick.
(from a commercial)
10. If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
11. There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.
12. One-one was a race horse.
Two-two was one too.
One-one won one race.
Two-two won one too.
13. If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's packers packed survive for two and a half years?
14. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
(by Kitty Morrow)
15. How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
16. How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.
17. Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me.
My mother's making me marry Mary Mac.
Will I always be so Merry when Mary's taking care of me?
Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?
(from a song by Carbon Leaf)
18. How many cans can a cannibal nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans?
As many cans as a cannibal can nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans. (...can go for a POCO-reading as well :P)
19. Why do you cry, Willy?
Why do you cry?
Why, Willy?
Why, Willy?
Why, Willy? Why?
20. As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I'd like to see the saw you saw saw.
21. Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Spread it thick, say it quick!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Don't eat with your mouth full!
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;D interesting ;D
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Thank you, Gopa.
Useful post.
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Twist twist and twist until your tongue becomes a snake.
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Really difficult but interesting indeed.
Antara Basak
Lecturer
Dept. of English
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\(^_^)/
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mine has finally got twisted! :P
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Twist your tongue.no way!...oh..oh...the title should be "twist your brain"!!! :)
Interesting and at the same time difficult too.
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'Twist your TONGUE' is a delight to read.
Be happy.
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Dear Gopa,
Thanks a lot for such an interesting and helpful post.I have found some new to use in my 'English Pronunciation Development' course.
Regards,
Shamsi
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I would like to add more...........:-)
22. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.
23. Denise sees the fleece,
Denise sees the fleas.
At least Denise could sneeze
and feed and freeze the fleas.
24. Sheena leads, Sheila needs.
25. Luke Luck likes lakes.
Luke's duck likes lakes.
Luke Luck licks lakes.
Luck's duck licks lakes.
Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.
Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.
(from Dr. Seuss' Fox in Socks)
26. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
Regards,
Shamsi
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Thanks a lot for the latest additions to the list of tongue-twisters, Shamsi apu. :-*
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I would like to give my special 'like' to this one, Shamsi 'I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!'
Ha...ha....ha....
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How about this in Bangla?
'pakhi paka pepe khai'
'chul taja hoi tele. chun taja hoi jol e'
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hehehe...my mind has got twisted as well!!!
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Oh my dear!!! ;)
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Dear Irina madam,
You know,I knew that you will specially like this one as it is about 'ICE CREAM'-your eternal favorite:-)
Regards,
Shamsi
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no...will not twist...you twist
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Through tongue twister, students can harness their pronunciation and learn English better. English teachers who are teaching phonetics and pronunciation may try this technique.
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...'TWISTED'... :-X :-[
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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Fantastic ...
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...T.W.I.S.T.E.D... ::) :-X
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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Thanks all of you. Like to mention Binoy Sir.