Tongue twister Sea Shells by the Sea Shore She sells sea shells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

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Weather Whether the weather be fine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Or whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not.

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Thirty three thieves

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Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts, how many thoughts did each thief think?

She sees the three seas

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She sees the three seas, and he sees that she sees what she sees when she sees the three seas.

If two witches would watch twenty-two watches, which witch would watch which watch? Which witch wished which wicked wish?

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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Zebras zig and zebras zag.

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Red Leather, Yellow Leather. Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry.

Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.

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Through three cheese trees, three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three cheese trees freeze. Freezy trees made these three trees' cheese freeze. Freezy cheese made these three free fleas sneeze.

Poem Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.

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Minimal pairs

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