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Re: [OM] Nothing rhymes with orange? (OT)

Subject: Re: [OM] Nothing rhymes with orange? (OT)
From: "W. J. Liles" <wliles@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 17:40:55 -0600
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> 
> You think onager and dowager rhyme with orange? How on earth do you
> pronounce orange? Go for bastard rhymes like 'fringe' and 'range'
> Andrew
> 
> >On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, W. J. Liles wrote:
> >
> >>Acer V wrote:
> >>-- snip --
> >>>
> >>> btw, cute domain, nothingrhymeswithorange.com
> >>>
> >>-- snip --
> >>
> >>How about onager?  A wild equid (ass actually) of Asia.
> >>
> >>It's as close as I can get.


At least orange and onager alliterate.  Like I said it's the best I
could do.

As for dowager, you'll have to ask Acer.  Maybe he can come up with
something in Latin or an Indoeuropean language.

Jerry Liles


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