Tongue twisters (was: Large set of parts)

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Karlin High <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> On 4/27/2018 9:07 AM, Guy Stalnaker wrote:
>>> "very thoroughly thought through (…ah, the wonders of the English
>>> language <3 )"
>>>
>>> Brilliant!
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Guy Stalnaker
>>> address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
>>
>> Guiness Book claim for worst tongue-twister:
>>
>> "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sick sheep's sixth sheep's sick"
>>
>> Say it several times fast for full effect.
>
> The worst German one I know is "Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid und
> Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut.  Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid
> bleibt Brautkleid".
>
> Basically "Bridal dress stays bridal dress and red cabbage stays red
> cabbage."  And vice versa, it's not that hard in English.

A German "English" classic <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8fOmcAs88>
is Evelyn Hamann's summary of a hypothetical English series.

-- 
David Kastrup