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The poem discusses some of the irregularities and inconsistencies in English pronunciation and spelling, asking rhetorical questions about why certain words that appear similar are not pronounced the same. It notes examples like "break" versus "freak", "sew" versus "few", and "horse" versus "worse", pointing out that the relationships between sounds and letters in English do not always align in predictable ways. The poem concludes that sounds and letters in the English language often seem to disagree.
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This 3 sentence summary provides the key points about the document:
The poem discusses some of the irregularities and inconsistencies in English pronunciation and spelling, asking rhetorical questions about why certain words that appear similar are not pronounced the same. It notes examples like "break" versus "freak", "sew" versus "few", and "horse" versus "worse", pointing out that the relationships between sounds and letters in English do not always align in predictable ways. The poem concludes that sounds and letters in the English language often seem to disagree.
This 3 sentence summary provides the key points about the document:
The poem discusses some of the irregularities and inconsistencies in English pronunciation and spelling, asking rhetorical questions about why certain words that appear similar are not pronounced the same. It notes examples like "break" versus "freak", "sew" versus "few", and "horse" versus "worse", pointing out that the relationships between sounds and letters in English do not always align in predictable ways. The poem concludes that sounds and letters in the English language often seem to disagree.
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This 3 sentence summary provides the key points about the document:
The poem discusses some of the irregularities and inconsistencies in English pronunciation and spelling, asking rhetorical questions about why certain words that appear similar are not pronounced the same. It notes examples like "break" versus "freak", "sew" versus "few", and "horse" versus "worse", pointing out that the relationships between sounds and letters in English do not always align in predictable ways. The poem concludes that sounds and letters in the English language often seem to disagree.
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Why is "break" not rhymed with "freak"? Will you tell me why it's true We say "sew" but likewise "few"; And the maker of a verse Cannot cap his "horse" with "worse"? "Beard" sounds not the same as "heard"; "Cord" is different from "word" Cow is "cow", but low is "low"; "Shoe" is never rhymed with "foe" Think of "hose" and "does" and "lose"; And think of "goose" and yet of "choose". Think of "comb" and "tomb " and "bomb"; "doll" and "roll" and "home" and "some". And since "pay" is rhymed with "say", Why no "paid" with "said", I pray? We have "blood" and "food" and "good"; "Mould" is not pronounced like "could". Wherefore "done" but "gone" and "lone"? Is there any reason known? And, in short, it seems to me Sounds and letters disagree.