I struggled with a few of these words.

About four of these had me scratching my head.

http://www.tickld.com/x/90-of-people...his-whole-poem

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

well the only one I had to google was "foeffer"..........and it ends up he spelt it wrong...........apart from that, pretty good......H

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

Seems I had a good teacher since I had no trouble at all reading and pronouncing this text.

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

You have too much time on your hands reading all that. I got the point after about an 1/8th of it. Overkill I reckon.

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

I did ok but then got bored so left it, far too long!!

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

I wath OK with motht of them exthept where they had etheth in them .... thome of them were foreign wordth.

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

Two words left me completely baffled. Terpsichore and Melpomene, never heard of them, I heard of Melpommy, I remember Paul Hogan saying it on one of his old TV shows, I believe it's slang for an Englishman living in Melbourne Australia.

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

Yes, a poem is no good if you have to spend a couple of weeks constructing it, it becomes just words.Imo.

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

You and me both, Uncle Joe !

Re: I struggled with a few of these words.

Jim matey, Terpsichore, was one of the seven muses - the 'dance' muse - hence dancing is sometimes called Terpsichory'