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Why does eight rhyme with great
And plate rhymes with straight?
Yet all words have different spellings?
Then the word greed rhymes with plead
Whilst swede sounds like succeed.
“Oh no!” – is this what you’re yelling?
Then there’s why and there’s guy!
Also try rhymes with sigh.
Different spellings with similar sounds.
Then you’ve sew and you’ve no,
But then know and although;
Our spelling’s designed to confound.
Look at glue, then at new –
Then take through, also shoe –
The sounds and the spellings annoy –
Now, here’s a secret I’ll tell –
English people can’t spell –
For we’ve much nicer things to enjoy.
Copyright 2007