the adventurous life of an exchange student in Berkeley..
“ This phonetic labyrinth
Gives moss, gross, brook, brooch, ninth, plinth. Have you ever yet endeavoured
To pronounce revered and severed,
Demon, lemon, ghoul, foul, soul,
Peter, petrol and patrol?
Billet does not end like ballet;
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet. 50
Blood and flood are not like food, Nor is mould like should and would. Banquet is not nearly parquet,
Which exactly rhymes with khaki.
Discount, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward, Ricocheted and crocheting, croquet?
Right! Your pronunciation’s OK. ”
