Schoolyard rhymes like “Johnny and Mary sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G” and “Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider” travel from child to child, often with local tweaks. They can be silly, rude, or cruel, but their singsong meter helps children...
Mark from Dallas asks about a friend who pronounces garage with an extra r sound. Gararge? English has several common pronunciations of garage, including versions that rhyme with barrage and, in British English, carriage. That bonus r resembles the...
