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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #795 on: April 12, 2022, 07:32:27 PM »
But... wrong thread, maybe?
What if murders become links
on our Haiku Chain?

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BTW, Yastreb, I hope you don't mind me pointing it, but I'm quite sure that "Guardia Civil" has just four syllables: Guar-dia Ci-vil
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #796 on: April 12, 2022, 07:51:37 PM »
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BTW, Yastreb, I hope you don't mind me pointing it, but I'm quite sure that "Guardia Civil" has just four syllables: Guar-dia Ci-vil

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English allows vowel-initial syllables in the middle of words, so we hear it as Guar-di-a, like the English word guar-di-an or i-o-ta

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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #797 on: April 12, 2022, 08:58:02 PM »
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English allows vowel-initial syllables in the middle of words, so we hear it as Guar-di-a, like the English word guar-di-an or i-o-ta

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Interesting. Portuguese allows that too, like in "Magia" (=Magic) that has 3 syllables: Ma-gi-a.
Actually I had to check it because if you "drag" the word a bit then Guardia does sound like having 3 syllables. However spanish speakers tend to be very fast... for me, at least! :)
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #798 on: April 12, 2022, 11:49:34 PM »
In our Haiku chain
There are many strange verses
Nothing wrong with that!
"Life is all we are. Life is what defines us. In the end, Life is the answer."

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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #799 on: April 13, 2022, 12:39:56 AM »
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Interesting. Portuguese allows that too, like in "Magia" (=Magic) that has 3 syllables: Ma-gi-a.
Actually I had to check it because if you "drag" the word a bit then Guardia does sound like having 3 syllables. However spanish speakers tend to be very fast... for me, at least! :)


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That was kind of the point with mine, also - 'really' and 'unclear' are similarly caught between 2 & 3 syllables, depending on accent and emphasis. 
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #800 on: April 13, 2022, 05:34:03 AM »
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Shall we start a Spoiler thread then?
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #801 on: April 13, 2022, 06:41:33 AM »
Nothing wrong with that!
Syllables are in the ears
of the beholder

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A thread completely made of spoilers...

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...could be fun!

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or very annoying! ;D
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #802 on: April 13, 2022, 07:43:09 AM »
Of the beholder
Well, the less said the better
Shun the Eye Tyrant!
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #803 on: April 13, 2022, 09:44:28 AM »
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or very annoying! ;D


Shun the eye tyrant,
Quit the precision clicking,
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #804 on: April 13, 2022, 07:32:03 PM »
Let's grease a monkey
But that is all you can do
No spanking allowed!
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #805 on: April 14, 2022, 02:15:35 AM »
"No spanking allowed!"
Shouted the teacher in class.
We were left shell-shocked.
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #806 on: April 14, 2022, 03:15:27 AM »
We were left shell-shocked
At the beach party - who knew
They are that naughty?
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #807 on: April 14, 2022, 04:07:05 AM »
They are that naughty?
Kindling and a lump of coal
Shall be their lot, then

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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #808 on: April 14, 2022, 04:12:43 AM »
Shall be their lot, then
To vanish as wisps of smoke?
Don't play with matches!
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Re: Haiku chain
« Reply #809 on: April 14, 2022, 08:10:05 AM »
Don't play with matches!
That poor Emil always heard
Oh glorious fire!!
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