songwriting in the UK
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 12:53 pm
by ifihadahifi
There are some things that work over there that can't work here in the States.
Like rhyming pain with again.
Or citizen with vitamin.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:07 pm
by eebs
on the other hand, you get the tomato / potato end of the market....
beaulieu is my favourite mixed up pronunciation at the mo:
me - beuw-lee
amy - bo-lee-o
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:44 pm
by sam
Rappers sometimes call it slant rhyme when it takes a little extra effort to make things go together. Apparently, even Yeats was down wid it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slant_rhyme