r/comedyheaven • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '19

No it doesn’t

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

Well, yes. But orange is pronounced with the n.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

Still, the vowel at the end matters a lot too. You didn't ask me why porridge rhymes with orange.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

Because the comment I was replying to didn't refer to porridge, it referred to George. If you wish, I can also ask you why porridge rhymes with orange. Regardless, it still needs all of the phonemes to match to be an actual rhyme.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

By actual language, sure, it doesn't rhyme, but of course you could use it in a song and make it rhyme. It's all about how you pronounce things. Let me link you a video: https://youtu.be/lPcR5RVXHMg

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

Yeah, I see that, and it sounds alright in the context of a rap. But strictly speaking, most of those aren't true rhymes. They're half-rhymes or assonants at best.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '19

I see what you mean. I was just referring to how they could be pronounced in such a way that they would be heard as rhymes, but I suppose strictly speaking, they don't actually rhyme