The sixth sick shiek's sixth sheep's sick

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The discussion centers around the tongue twister "The sixth sick shiek's sixth sheep's sick," recognized as one of the most challenging in English. Participants share their experiences with this phrase and other tongue twisters, including "she sells sea shells by the sea shore." The conversation highlights the amusement and difficulty associated with reciting these phrases, referencing the 1989 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for its inclusion of difficult recitations. Overall, the forum serves as a light-hearted exploration of linguistic challenges.

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Say it quickly outloud. For your amusement.
This is [or was] supposed to be the hardest tongue twister in Engish. If we have any Czechs out there, try to say "stick a finger in the throat"

What can I say? I virtually memorized the Guinness Book of World Records when I was a kid. I just happened to think of this so there you go.
 
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I remember one about sea-shells:

...she sells sea shells by the sea shore...

Forget what is before and after :) But I remember it being in the guiness book for hardest poem to recite. I think it was 1989 edition of Guiness.
 


Wow, that was definitely a challenge! The sixth sick shiek's sixth sheep's sick. It's definitely a tongue twister, but I managed to say it quickly out loud. Thanks for the amusement! And as for "stick a finger in the throat," I'm not Czech, but I gave it a try and it definitely is a tricky one. Thanks for sharing these fun tongue twisters with us!
 

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