Joe Heafner
It really bothers me that lemon and demon don't rhyme.
Mar 7 at 7:06pmWeb
Show threadLorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘Mar 7

@heafnerj

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Show threadI Voted for McGovernMar 8
@heafnerj
pretend you're Inspector Clouseau and they do rhyme, give it a shot!
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@goatrodeo Oh I do that in my head all the time.
Show threadCrowjaneMar 8

@heafnerj

Does lemon head in a demon bed make you feel any better?

Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@Crowjane Only marginally.
Show threadNonya BidnissMar 8
@heafnerj It really bothers me that people don't pronounce kilometer with the same syllable emphasis as millimeter.
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@Nonya_Bidniss In undergrad I had a physics prof who spoke of the “Heisenberg uncerTAYinty principle.” Drove me batty.
Show threadMikeMar 8
@heafnerj limon
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@sunumbral Isn’t that the main ingredient in Sprite?
Show threadMikeMar 8
@heafnerj limonata (it's warm, my mind is jumping ahead to summer ☀️)
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@sunumbral Looks refreshing!
Show threadzoolMar 8
@heafnerj a sort of lemonic prepossession
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@ultrazool My thoughts exactly.
Show threadMarty BMar 8
@heafnerj I hear ya. Like through and trough, and rough, and slough.
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@MartyB4 And naked and baked. That one really irks me.
Show threadBrad Grzesiak 🦆Mar 8

@heafnerj my hangup is on Patio and Ratio

The difference is just one tiny line!

Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@listrophy Well thanks! No sleep tonight.
Show threadBert DriehuisMar 8
@heafnerj Viscount and Discount.
And that's before you get into plurals. Why isn't the plural of House "Hice"? And why does the plural of Mouse depend on whether it's an animal or a peripheral? English as a second language is a bear.
Show threadJoe HeafnerMar 8
@bertdriehuis English is also terrible for teaching science.