limerick by Lear -- There was an Old Person of Dover,

[Hen Hanna]

famous limerick by Lear

There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.



------ I guess, some Victorians liked [very] very much.


for me, in [went back] the 2nd word is naturally stronger.

-- not to typical Victorians ?

Reading it as [WENT back] sounds Maggie Smith -ish.

Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.

[Richard Tobin]

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

Not a famous limerick at all.

-- Richard

[Harrison Hill]

Post by Richard Tobin

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

Not a famous limerick at all.

Agreed, and I've never heard of it. The limerick that is uppermost
in my mind:

There was an old man who screamed out
Whenever they knocked him about:
So they took off his boots,
And fed him with fruits,
And continued to knock him about.

[Lothar Frings]

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
from my first English textbook:
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

[Madrigal Gurneyhalt]

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

Do English train times have to have the "and," the way your numbers do?
We can say "there are a hundred twenty months in ten years" but you have
to say "a hundred and twenty"?

Oh -- and why did you delete the actual datum we're discussing, but leave
in HH's irrelevant Lear limerick?

[Madrigal Gurneyhalt]

Post by Peter T. Daniels

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

Do English train times have to have the "and," the way your numbers do?
We can say "there are a hundred twenty months in ten years" but you have
to say "a hundred and twenty"?
Oh -- and why did you delete the actual datum we're discussing, but leave
in HH's irrelevant Lear limerick?

It wasn't me!

Where would this 'and' even go in a train time? 2.02 is two minutes past two,
two-oh-two, or two two.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Peter T. Daniels

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

Do English train times have to have the "and," the way your numbers do?
We can say "there are a hundred twenty months in ten years" but you have
to say "a hundred and twenty"?
Oh -- and why did you delete the actual datum we're discussing, but leave
in HH's irrelevant Lear limerick?

It wasn't me!

It was. The text is found at the end of Athel's message, the one you
replied to.

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt
Where would this 'and' even go in a train time? 2.02 is two minutes past two,
two-oh-two, or two two.

The requirement of some inserted item is parallel.

[Richard Tobin]

Post by Peter T. Daniels
Do English train times have to have the "and," the way your numbers do?
We can say "there are a hundred twenty months in ten years" but you have
to say "a hundred and twenty"?

My grandmother used to say "five and twenty past two", but what other
times would need "and"?

-- Richard

[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

Of course there is this suggestion, because he cited the "rule" before
he gave the example.

[Joy Beeson]

On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:12:06 +0200, Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden
Of course there is this suggestion, because he cited the "rule" before
he gave the example.

So that we could read the limerick correctly.

[Lothar Frings]

Post by Madrigal Gurneyhalt

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Huh? Clearly it 'has to' to retain the correct scansion and make the
last line work. There's no suggestion that it's a general rule that it
has to be so pronounced in any other context.

You're right. "Has to" means that
it has to be pronounced like this for
the limerick to work, not because the
English language requires it.

I was taught several wrong things
about the English language, though...

[HVS]

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

One I recall is:

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.

In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

[Jerry Friedman]

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
but this seems to be the original version:

There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.

The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is

A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?

This site attributes both of those to one Carolyn Wells.

https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2448&context=wordways

(Sorry, I don't know how to fix that URL.)

[CDB]

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover, Who rushed through a field
of blue Clover; But some very large bees, Stung his nose and
his knees, So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one from my first English
textbook: ("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_
be said like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be
much more likely to say "two oh two".

There was a young man at the Zoo who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate they said "You must wait, it's one
minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state That I cannot relate What Tate and his
tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced
"eight- eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or
"eight past eight", but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
There was a young person named Tate Who went out to dine at 8.8. But
I'd hate to relate What that person named Tate And his tete-a-tete
ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to
toot. Said the two to the tutor, Is it harder to toot, or To tutor
two tooters to toot?
This site attributes both of those to one Carolyn Wells.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2448&context=wordways
(Sorry, I don't know how to fix that URL.)

A canner exceedingly canny
One morning remarked to his granny
"A canner can can
Anything that he can,
But a canner can't can a can, can he?"

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?
This site attributes both of those to one Carolyn Wells.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2448&context=wordways
(Sorry, I don't know how to fix that URL.)

I made a guess at what to delete from that url. This works (to my
surprise):
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2448&context=wordways

[s***@gmail.com]

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?
This site attributes both of those to one Carolyn Wells.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2448&context=wordways
(Sorry, I don't know how to fix that URL.)

I made a guess at what to delete from that url. This works (to my
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2448&context=wordways

Yep. The context is necessary, perhaps as an indication of where the article is stored (filed, archived, pigeon-holed). Easy to guess that referer can disappear and the httpsredir=1 probably says "don't do http:, use SSL".

/dps

[Ken Blake]

On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:58:58 +0100, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]"

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?

A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the flea, let us fly
Said the fly, let us flee
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Ken Blake
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:58:58 +0100, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]"

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

Post by Jerry Friedman

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

Speaking of which, Lothar's example reminded me of that limerick too,
There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?

A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the flea, let us fly
Said the fly, let us flee
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Good grief.

A fly and a flea in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Let us fly! said the flea.
Said the fly, let us flee!
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

[RH Draney]

Post by Peter T. Daniels

Post by Ken Blake
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:58:58 +0100, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]"

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

Post by Jerry Friedman
There was a young person named Tate
Who went out to dine at 8.8.
But I'd hate to relate
What that person named Tate
And his tete-a-tete ate at 8.8.
The other one I know in this sub-genre of piling up similar syllables
is
A tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?

A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the flea, let us fly
Said the fly, let us flee
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Good grief.
A fly and a flea in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Let us fly! said the flea.
Said the fly, let us flee!
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

And then there was:

There was a young man named Beebe
Who was to wed a young lady named Phoebe.
“But first I must see
What the minister’s fee
Be before Phoebe be Phoebe Beebe.”

Apologies for the crummy scansion...the version I remember was better,
and had "the clerical fee" rather than the minister's, but I couldn't
find a pasteable sample....r

[Jerry Friedman]

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Friedman

[two limericks]

Post by Peter Duncanson [BrE]

Post by Jerry Friedman
This site attributes both of those to one Carolyn Wells.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2448&context=wordways
(Sorry, I don't know how to fix that URL.)

I made a guess at what to delete from that url. This works (to my
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2448&context=wordways

Thanks.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

The last line already does that.

[Katy Jennison]

Post by Peter T. Daniels

Post by HVS

Post by Athel Cornish-Bowden

Post by Lothar Frings

Post by Hen Hanna
famous limerick by Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

I think your first English textbook was mistaken. OK, it _can_ be said
like that, but there is no "has to" about it. I'd be much more likely
to say "two oh two".

Post by Lothar Frings
There was a young man at the Zoo
who wanted to catch the 2:02
When he came to the gate
they said "You must wait,
it's one minute or two to 2:02".

There once was a fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8:08
I'm sorry to state
That I cannot relate
What Tate and his tete-a-tete ate at 8:08.
In that one, the second "8:08" obviously has to be pronounced "eight-
eight". (The first one could be "eight-oh-eight" or "eight past eight",
but that screws up the scansion.)

The last line already does that.

I thought that too, initially, but I managed to twiddle something in my
brain so it didn't.

Dah DEE-da-da Dee-da-da DEE-da-da dee.

(Tip: the vodka martini at my elbow helps.)

[Mark Brader]

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as the
separator): Loading Image...
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

[HVS]

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as the
separator): http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/images/db/i53168b20132ae.jpg
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

Cricket scoring convention annoys me.

The six deliveries of, say, the fourth over is annotated as 3.1, 3.2,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4

Try as I might, I don't like three-and-a-half overs being written as
"3.3".

[HVS]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:54:32 +0100, HVS

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as the

http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/images/db/i53168b20132ae.jpg

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

Cricket scoring convention annoys me.
The six deliveries of, say, the fourth over is annotated as 3.1, 3.2,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4
Try as I might, I don't like three-and-a-half overs being written as
"3.3".

Sorry for the "six deliveries,,, is". Editing typo.

[Madrigal Gurneyhalt]

Post by HVS
On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:54:32 +0100, HVS

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as

the
http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/images/db/i53168b20132ae.jpg

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

Cricket scoring convention annoys me.
The six deliveries of, say, the fourth over is annotated as 3.1,

3.2,

Post by HVS
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4
Try as I might, I don't like three-and-a-half overs being written

as

Post by HVS
"3.3".

Sorry for the "six deliveries,,, is". Editing typo.

What possible objection can you have? And how else would you
do it? '.' is not, though some people seem to think otherwise,
used exclusively as a decimal point.

[Anders D. Nygaard]

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as the
separator): http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/images/db/i53168b20132ae.jpg
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

Cricket scoring convention annoys me.
The six deliveries of, say, the fourth over is annotated as 3.1, 3.2,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4
Try as I might, I don't like three-and-a-half overs being written as "3.3".

Actuaries seem to like to give ages in months, so someone of age 46.6
is forty-six and a half years old.
Yes, you can also be age 46.10 and 46.11.

/Anders, Denmark.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Anders D. Nygaard

Post by HVS

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Lothar Frings
If I may cite - as a humble German - one
("2:02" has to be read as "two-two")

In some older British writing it would've been written that way,
i.e. as "2.2" with no leading zero on the minutes (and a "." as the
separator): http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/images/db/i53168b20132ae.jpg
So the pronunciation "two-two" was then natural.

Cricket scoring convention annoys me.
The six deliveries of, say, the fourth over is annotated as 3.1, 3.2,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4
Try as I might, I don't like three-and-a-half overs being written as "3.3".

Actuaries seem to like to give ages in months, so someone of age 46.6
is forty-six and a half years old.
Yes, you can also be age 46.10 and 46.11.

In psychology and other studies of children, ages are usually given as
46;6, 46;10, 46;11. (Though for 46-year-olds, their age down to the month
is unlikely to be relevant.)