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Oct 18, 2010 23:30

People like to quote the 'fact' that nothing rhymes with orange ( Read more... )

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climbingonroofs October 18 2010, 20:29:38 UTC
best post ever imo.

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buzzby October 19 2010, 07:36:26 UTC
This came up on QI. Apparently there's a place that rhymes with orange, forget what it's called though.

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hotels_inthesea October 23 2010, 16:43:09 UTC
Still doesn't work cos we put the emphasis on the first syllable, not the 'inge' syllable.
Ross Noble coined the word 'borange' to deal with the issue. I just realized that the only reason I remembered that it was Ross noble was because I hear the word 'borange' in my head in a Geordie accent.

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