Words that don't rhyme with anything

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around English words that are perceived to lack rhymes. Participants explore various examples and engage in playful banter regarding the challenge of finding rhymes for certain words, including "orange," "purple," "month," and "dreamt." The conversation includes references to poetry and humorous exchanges about language.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest words like "month," "purple," "orange," "violet," and "dreamt" as examples of words that don't rhyme.
  • Leonard Cohen is mentioned as having rhymed "orange" with "door hinge," which some participants find notable.
  • One participant claims "dreamt" rhymes with "unkempt," while another suggests "month" rhymes closely with "hunt," "bunt," and "front."
  • Blorenge is proposed as a rhyme for "orange," and "purple" is said to rhyme with "hirple" and "curple."
  • Participants humorously discuss the word "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," suggesting it could rhyme with other words ending in "-osis."
  • There are playful references to pop culture, including a skit from SNL involving colors that end in "urple."
  • Some participants express surprise at the number of words that supposedly lack rhymes.
  • Discussions about the nature of rhymes lead to debates about what constitutes a rhyme, with some insisting on final syllable matches rather than just phoneme matches.
  • Participants also mention other languages, with one noting that "Pølse" does not rhyme with any Norwegian or English words.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on which words truly lack rhymes, as multiple competing views and examples are presented throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about rhymes depend on subjective interpretations of what constitutes a rhyme, leading to varying opinions on the examples provided.

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I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?
 
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Leonard Cohen rhymed "orange" with "door hinge"
 
Dreamt rhymes with unkempt.

Month rhymes pretty closely with hunt, bunt, front... coelacanth?
 
Don't tell Dr. Seuss that there are words that don't rhyme!
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_without_rhymes"
 
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awesome! I had no idea there were so many! :bugeye:
 
oedipa maas said:
Leonard Cohen rhymed "orange" with "door hinge"

That one is famous among poetry-writing workshops. Cohen does the impossible!
 
Blorenge rhymes with orange.

Purple rhymes with Hirple and curple
 
Uhh... Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
 
  • #10
dst said:
Uhh... Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

Would rhyme with anything else that ends in -osis such as mitosis or osmosis. :smile:
 
  • #11
Kurdt said:
Would rhyme with anything else that ends in -osis such as mitosis or osmosis. :smile:

Let's see you do it with the prefix. Spoilsport :frown:
 
  • #12
Marconi? :wink:
 
  • #13
dst said:
Uhh... Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

supercallifagillisticexpialidocious :smile: ?? no, how about -
conioisis - a disease state usually caused by long term dust inhalation.
 
  • #14
fourier jr said:
purple

"Alex Trebek: I tell you what, let's do Colors That End in Urple. For $800. This color ends in "urple". [ Swank buzzes in. ] Hilary Swank.

Hilary Swank: What is light urple?

Alex Trebek: [ shakes head ] Wow."

--SNL, Celebrity Jeopardy

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/99/99qjeopardy.phtml
Sorry, couldn't find it on YouTube.
 
  • #15
fourier jr said:
I can think of month, purple, orange, violet & dreamt. Is that all of them?

There's a lot of words that don't rhyme with "anything" !
 
  • #16
Tom Mattson said:
"Alex Trebek: I tell you what, let's do Colors That End in Urple. For $800. This color ends in "urple". [ Swank buzzes in. ] Hilary Swank.

Hilary Swank: What is light urple?

Alex Trebek: [ shakes head ] Wow."

--SNL, Celebrity Jeopardy

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/99/99qjeopardy.phtml
Sorry, couldn't find it on YouTube.
TOM MATTSON, WTH HAVE YOU BEEN?
 
  • #17
What do you mean? It's only been 6 short months! :-p
 
  • #18
Kurdt said:
Blorenge rhymes with orange.

Purple rhymes with Hirple and curple
I remember those! :wink:


Tom Mattson said:
..
Tom, you're back! Or are you?
 
  • #19
Gokul43201 said:
I remember those! :wink:

Well what can I say. We're just two very clever people. :biggrin::wink:
 
  • #20
Tom Mattson said:
What do you mean? It's only been 6 short months! :-p
Are you BACK? Greg is returning to the US today.
 
  • #21
Evo said:
Are you BACK?

Yes, I am back.

Greg is returning to the US today.

That explains a lot. I emailed him a couple days ago asking for my green jacket back :biggrin:, but I haven't heard from him. I was afraid he didn't remember me. :-p
 
  • #22
Tom Mattson said:
Yes, I am back.

That explains a lot. I emailed him a couple days ago asking for my green jacket back :biggrin:, but I haven't heard from him. I was afraid he didn't remember me. :-p
He always talks about how you were the one that turned PF around and made it what it is today. Oh, and it's a green cape with tights now. :-p
 
  • #23
Evo said:
He always talks about how you were the one that turned PF around and made it what it is today.

Heh. It's funny how being mean to crackpots can be seen as a virtue, in the right context. Today I'd probably be given infraction points for making many of my old posts from back then! :smile: Ah well, to make an omelette you've got to break a few eggs.

Oh, and it's a green cape with tights now. :-p

Tights? Uh oh, I'd better hit the gym after all that holiday eating! :redface:
 
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"This video is unavailable."

Oh man, if I were still a Mentor you would be so banned!:devil:
 
  • #26
Strange... it works for me
 
  • #27
Tom Mattson said:
What do you mean? It's only been 6 short months! :-p

I was worried, Tom. I thought something bad had happened to you. :frown:
 
  • #28
Kurdt said:
Blorenge rhymes with orange.

Purple rhymes with Hirple and curple
And maple surple.
 
  • #29
Orange also rhymes with syringe and lozenge.
 
  • #30
Actually, Violet rhymes with pilot. :) haha violet is my naaame :D
 

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