Gordon K. Tseng & Sharon H. Tseng
Gordon K. Tseng and his daughter Sharon H. Tseng both love to play with words. One day, Gordon proposed, “Why don’t we write down everything that we have been playing with?” Sharon soon collected all the rhymes they had made. Later, they got quite a few funny rhymes that really twist. After these rhymes were edited, this book—with 60 cool tongue twisters—came to be.
Let’s play English!
But Gordon and Sharon have declared that they are not responsible for any possible damage to your twisted tongue or brain. Please see a doctor if anything happens. Just don’t blame them or this book, because it’s you who want to play.
So, take it easy! Show time!
Gordon K. Tseng and Sharon H. Tseng are father and daughter. Gordon, a poet and a documentary director, has loved to play with words ever since he was a teenager. Like father, like daughter, Sharon acquired this hobby when she was in preschool. They both believe that language is one of the best “toys” in the world.
A Tot and a Sot
?International Standard Twisting Time Needed?
Native Speakers: 40 seconds
Non-native Speakers: 45 seconds
Challenge Level: Super Tongue
A tot in a cot met a sot with a pot.
The sot drank a lot and the tot not a jot.
The sot called the tot a dot.
The tot said, “I’m not!”
The tot called the sot bad rot.
The sot said “What?”
The sot took the tot’s cot.
And the tot took the sot’s pot.
The sot broke the tot’s cot.
The tot broke the sot’s pot.
When the sot saw his broken pot and the tot saw her broken cot, they both got hot.
The sot threw the tot’s cot at the tot.
The tot threw the sot’s pot at the sot.
The tot got hurt by her own cot and the sot got hurt by his own pot.
A cop with a mop saw the tot and the sot.
The cop was soon on the spot.
The cop checked the tot’s broken cot and the sot’s broken pot.
Then, the cop raised his mop and shouted, “Stop!”
So, the fight between the tot and the sot was stopped by the cop with a mop.
A Cock and a Duck Stuck on a Dark Dock
?International Standard Twisting Time Needed?
Native Speakers: 20 seconds
Non-native Speakers: 24 seconds
Challenge Level: Super Tongue
A cock and a duck are stuck on a dark dock. A puck buys the cock and the duck for one buck. The puck brings the cock and the duck to a hot hut. The duck sucks the puck’s mug. The puck mocks at the duck’s muck. The cock pecks the puck’s socks. The puck knocks the cock with a stock. The duck and the cock rock the puck’s clock. The puck finally locks the duck and the cock in the dark yard and says, “Good luck!”
