Wednesday, April 13, 2005

skinny i

deep thought of the day:

Notice how many of the words that mean skinny have the skinniest vowel: i

thin
trim
slim
skinny
fit
slight

And so many of the words that mean fat have the fattest vowels: a, o, u

fat
tub
cow
plump
obese
stout
portly
large
flabby
butter (just checking to see if you're actually reading....)

3 Comments:

At 11:36 AM, Blogger susansinclair said...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....buttah.......on popcorn.....at a silly movie....

 
At 12:49 PM, Blogger senioritis said...

Don't forget "tub." But what about "pig"?

 
At 3:42 PM, Blogger aerobil said...

Yeah, I thought of "pig," too. But it just didn't fit my list, deary. There's also "lanky," which doesn't fit.

 

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