Niall O'Reilly wrote:

On 13 Mar 2004, at 03:33, der Mouse wrote:

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A low blow.... and also one that is incorrect. Look again, "serenaders" rhymes (or is more strictly an assonance) with "made us".

Only in UK English.

No; only in certain dialects of British English. This rhyme won't work too well in Glasgow, or in the Welsh valleys.

8-) Niall

Well, as I said, its really an assonance rather than a rhyme, the "a" in "serenaders" is an assonance with the "a" in "made us". It's a perfectly valid poetic device and very common in ballads, although possibly fights slightly shy of the RIPE database definition of a limerick. Nigel -- Nigel Titley Peering Coordinator, FLAG Telecom +44 20 7478 9579 ********************************************************************** This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and contains information which is or may be confidential, non-public or legally privileged. Any dissemination or distribution of this message other than to its intended recipient is strictly prohibited. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose the contents to any other person. If you have received this message in error, please notify us by email to postmaster@flagtelecom.com immediately and delete the original message and all copies from all locations in your computer systems. This e-mail has been swept by Mailsweeper TM for viruses. However, FLAG Telecom cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses. ********************************************************************** This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com