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Originally Posted by cyberhh
No other english word rhymes with "orange"
George Washington grew Marijuana (sp?) - he was qouted as saying that he had to return home in time to seperate the plants before they flower. Not important for the HEMP fibers, but important for the "medicinal" properties.
A carpenters foot is the measurement of your hands thumbs extended hands touching - roughly 12" - easy measure of a foot.
Too late to remember anything actually useful.
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I have a beef with this one, stick with me... time for a ride.
According to dictionary.com, orange is pronounced "(ôrnj, r-)"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=orange
According to dictionary.com, fringe is pronounced "(frnj)"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fringe
Granted both pnonuciations have a 1 with an accent thingee over them (see links) that don't show when I copy/paste, but..... they are pronounced with the same end.. don't they rhyme?
I showed this to my neice when she was in 4th grade. I told her to shoew her teacher, but to be ready for the teacher to disagree. Her teacher said that just because two words sound alike doesn't mean they rhyme. She told me that is what rhyme means, so my neice learned about being right and wrong at the same time.