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The incredible "e"
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:14 pm
by lorin
I was thinking (trying to stay awake) on the drive home how screwy the English language really is. One thing that is really interesting is how the addition of the lowly "e" can completely change to meaning of a word completely.
spin spine
car care
far fear
more?
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:20 pm
by deer of the dawn
tin tine
fin fine
sin sine
for fore
dog Doge
mat mate
fat fate
sat sate
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:54 pm
by DoctorGamgee
When I was a child, there was a show on PBS called Electric Company. They had a song about this (which, thank you, is now running through my head!-LOL):
Who can turn a Can, Into a Cane?
Who can turn a Man, into a Mane?
It's elementary for "Silent E"
Cub, Cube
Rub, Rube
Tub, Tube
Pan, Pane
Run, Rune
Lots of these...
*walks off whistling and looking for an ax to remove the song from his head...*
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:36 pm
by lorin
DoctorGamgee wrote:
*walks off whistling and looking for an ax to remove the song from his head...*
ax axe
bar, bear, bare
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:02 pm
by Savor Dam
BTW,
Silent E was written by the great satirist of the '50s and '60s, Tom Leher.
In the spirit of his work, my example for this thread is dedicated to former US Vice President, Dan Quayle: potato, potatoe.
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:25 pm
by DoctorGamgee
I love Tom Lehrer! How cool to know from whence it came...
Ax-Axe! Buahahaha!
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:14 pm
by sgt.null
tim time
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:45 pm
by lorin
par pear pare
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:40 pm
by sgt.null
rap rape
tap tape
cap cape
gap gape
nap nape
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:45 pm
by lorin
fir fire
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:01 am
by sgt.null
at ate
fat fate
gat gate
hat hate
mat mate
nat nate
pat pate
rat rate
sat sate
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm
by deer of the dawn
not note
do doe
rat rate
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:54 pm
by lorin
spar spare
scar scare
star stare
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:55 pm
by sgt.null
ban bane
can cane
dan dane
jan jane
man mane
pan pane
wan wane
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:48 am
by Cord Hurn
wan wean
The incredible "e"
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 4:38 am
by sgt.null
fat fate