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A sister trope of [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. |
A sister trope of [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. |
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* William Poundstone declared this to be the most challenging tongue-twister in the English language: |
* William Poundstone declared this to be the most challenging tongue-twister in the English language: |
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{{quote|The seething sea ceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.}} |
{{quote|The seething sea ceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.}} |
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[[Serial Escalation|Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time]] }} |
[[Serial Escalation|Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time]] }} |
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== Tongue-tangling in tales == |
=== Tongue-tangling in tales === |
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* [[Dr. Seuss]]' ''Fox In Socks'' is made up of examples of this trope. |
* [[Dr. Seuss]]' ''Fox In Socks'' is made up of examples of this trope. |
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* Practically everything that comes out of V's mouth in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' qualifies. One wonders how many takes it must've taken to produce his dialogue for the film... |
* Practically everything that comes out of V's mouth in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' qualifies. One wonders how many takes it must've taken to produce his dialogue for the film... |
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