These words do not rhyme and I object to them pretending to.

[SirDigbyChickenCaesar]

Laugh and Scarf
Roar and Paw

every flipping night i read stories to DS that contain these words and get mightily pissed off.

yes, I know there are difference dialects and accents and people pronounce words differently but FGS if you are going to write a rhyming poem or story you have to realize that not everyone speaks like you.

but I prefer Mrs Badger's explanation, lol

of course it could also be that they were both pronounced differently, e.g. as 'ay' (to rhyme with 'hay'). I really should go and look this up.

roar and paw rhyme in my house

Laugh and scarf DO rhyme!
So do roar and paw. am I missing something?

Roar and paw and laugh and scarf rhyme chez the Locks. Is that a Bad Thing?

laugh and scarf don't though.

we say laff and scaaaaarf

It's lahrf and scahrf I tell you

I get annoyed with one book I read that rhymes again with strain - because I have usually got past again before I realise the rhyme at the end of the line and realise I have said agen rather than agayn.

The kids don't seem to notice it - but it really grates on me.

Throckenholt, we've got one of those:

'He knew exactly what to go for
And scrambled underneath the sofa'

I could bang on about stressed/ unstressed vowels here but... IMHO this shows that writers don't read their own work aloud!

I think I know what book you're reading...is it about new shoes? If so I had the same problem!

Are you talking to me?

If so, no, it's about a smelly dog!

By SquonkTheBeerGuru on Thu 24-Apr-08 11:45:56
roar and paw rhyme in my house

I almost asked for Boo back Squonk, can't have him raised in a home like that... then you redeemed yourself...

By SquonkTheBeerGuru on Thu 24-Apr-08 11:48:17
laugh and scarf don't though.

we say laff and scaaaaarf "

Laugh and scarf - don't rhyme
Roar and paw - do rhyme