Tongue Twisters
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Swam, swim over the sea. Swim, swam, swim! Swam, swim back again. Well swam, swam! |
Father Coward's crack crazed the crowed congregation. Georgia's George is gorgeous. Lemon Liniment. Lesser leather never weathered lesser wetter weather. |
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Peter Piper, the pepper picker, picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers did Peter Piper, the pepper picker, pick. If Peter Piper, the pepper picker, picked a peck of pickled peppers, where is the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper, the pepper picker, picked? |
When does the wristwatch strap shop shut? Does the wristwatch strap shop shut soon? Which wristwatch straps are Swiss wristwatch straps? |
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On two thousand acres, too tangled for tilling, where thousands of thorn trees grew thrifty and thrilling, Theophilus Twistle, less thrifty than some, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb! |
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts And still insists he sees the ghosts. |
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The wire wound around a reel. For fine fish phone Phil. Elizabeth lisps lengthy lessons. The myth of Miss Muffet. Whistle for the thistle sifter. |
Rubber baby buggy bumpers. Five French friars fanned a fainted flea. The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick. Beautiful babbling brooks bubble between blossoming banks. Old, oily Ollie oils oily autos. |
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An icehouse…not a nice house. The summer school…not a summer's cool. Your two eyes…not you're too wise. Five minutes to eight…not five minutes to wait. Give me some ice…not some mice. His acts…not his axe. |
For additional tongue twisters, consult The Biggest Tongue Twister Book in the World by Gyles Brandreth (New York: Sterling Publishing, 1978)