Tongue twister?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="twister">twister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>”? <span word="Tongue">Tongue</span>-<span word="twister">twister</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="twister">twister</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="twister">twister</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>) <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="Schwarzenegger">Schwarzenegger</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heck">heck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="twister">twister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boot">boot</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Heathcliff">Heathcliff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuthering">Wuthering</span> <span word="Heights">Heights</span> <span word="byEmilyBronte">byEmilyBronte</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="twister">twister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Thrush">Thrush</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Grange">Grange</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Edgar">Edgar</span> <span word="Linton">Linton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>. <span word="Daunted">Daunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="argue">argue</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="twister">twister</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> “<span word="How">How</span>, <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="Cow">Cow</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="mouthful">mouthful</span>” <span word="meant">meant</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>.</p><p><span word="Comfortingly">Comfortingly</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> – <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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