Usually when I see the prompt for Five Minute Friday I have to be careful not to go over the five minute time limit, unfortunately, this week I seem to have a case of writers block.
The word this week is “SHE” –
“She Sells Seashells, also known as Sally Sells Seashells is an old tongue twister made popular by Terry Sullivan in 1909. The phrase was a popular tongue twister even before that, “She Sells Seashells” appearing in the 1 December 1871 edition of “The Family Herald; a Domestic Magazine of Useful Information and Amusement”.
“She Sells Seashells” Lyrics
She sells seashells by the seashore,
The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.
So if she sells seashells on the seashore,
Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
Alternative version
Various modern versions exist that are based on this song, often “she” is replaced by “Sally”. One popular modern tongue twister can be found below:
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
She sells seashells on the seashell shore.
The seashells she sells are seashore shells,
Of that I’m sure.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
She hopes she will sell all her seashells soon.
If neither he sells seashells
Nor she sells seashells,
Who shall sell seashells?
Shall seashells be sold?
The above excerpt is from All Nursery Rhymes
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Though the words are not my own, I hope that I put a little smile on your face today.
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Fun! We used to say parts of this tongue-twister when I was a kid, and found it wildly entertaining!
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The history of things like this is always interesting to me!
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Not only can I not say this tongue twister, I can’t even read it without messing up!
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Sally’s sea shells strike a chord; To marvel at my awesome Lord; Supporting my flesh by bones made stout; He made the lovely mollusk’s strength without!
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Love it!
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Boy—I couldn’t say that right back in the day and I still can’t—try to say that five times real fast. LOL. Blessings and Peace!
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Ah, I love tongue twisters! This is one of my favorites, along with the ones in the Dr. Suess book Fox in Socks. That was a staple in my preschool class. It was a personal challenge and a big amusement for the kids to see if Miss Marisa could get through it all without a mistake. 🙂
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My son loves to read Fox in Sox…really fast…and kids I love to her children giggle as he reads.
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I used to use tongue twisters when taking classes for professionals whose second language was English and needed to improve their clarity when talking to native speakers! 🙂
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GREAT IDEA!!
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Barb, you did put a smile on my face as I remembered those tongue twisters. Blessings.
~Selah~
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