So when we went out with Stéph's colleages the other night, one of the big dicussions we had was about tongue twisters. This was great fun, since everyone there spoke varying degrees of english, and with my limited french, we were able to trade them back and forth. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard!
One thing I have learned, is that the french are in love with their language. It seems wordplay and turning a clever phrase are the noblest persuits one can accomplish. A favorite thing to do is to change around key letters in a sentence to make a new sentence - usually filled with sexual innuendo. I know this has happened when the conversation is going smoothly and suddenly everyone around me falls to pieces laughing all over each other. Then my poor husband feels he has to explain it to me, and as we all know, explaining a joke sucks the room dry. The day I am able to understand a changed phrase is the day I'll know I'll have made it.
Anyhoo, back to tongue twisters:
I'm ashamed to report I could only remember three, and one them was missing the last bit. Here's what I remembered:
Unique New York. (Seems simple but the five times fast rule proves it's not so easy!)
Peter Piper. (My favorite! I can rip through that one)
The one we couldn't remember the end to was:
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
If the shells she sells are seashells,
??????
I happen to know one in french - Le chasseur. Unfortunately I only know it phonetically, or I'd write it out. Heh.
So! I need your help! I'm looking for tongue twisters, in both languages. If you know a good one, please put it in the comments. Thanks!
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