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How do you say the word "forehead"

How do you say the word "Forehead"

  • Fore Head

    Votes: 78 65.0%

  • Forrid

    Votes: 36 30.0%

  • Something else (please state)

    Votes: 6 5.0%
  • Total voters
    120


Giraffe

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Is it Fore Head or is Forrid?

Or something else.
 




Moshe Gariani

Moshe Gariani

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Mar 10, 2005
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Fore Head = normal

Forrid = posh or regional accent
 




Petunia

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Something else for me.

Forr-ed as opposed to Forrid!!
 


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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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Uffern
Funnily enough, I've been thinking about this recently as I keep hearing it pronounced four-head. It sounds very strange to me as well as being a nonsensical pronunciation.

Perhaps one of the weirdos who says 'four-head' could explain how this rhyme would make sense

There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was horrid.
 








Petunia

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Gwylan said:
Funnily enough, I've been thinking about this recently as I keep hearing it pronounced four-head. It sounds very strange to me as well as being a nonsensical pronunciation.

Perhaps one of the weirdos who says 'four-head' could explain how this rhyme would make sense

There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very, very good,
But when she was bad she was horrid.
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Edited the penultimate line.

My maths teacher said that rhyme was written for me!!
 






Moshe Gariani

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Is it PotG? said:
Forrid/forred announcers probably also exclaim 'tuth' instead of 'tooth'.
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Don't forget Keenya and Cuventry...

My Mum talks posh so I know these things... :)
 


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maglers

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Apr 26, 2011
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Gwylan said:
Funnily enough, I've been thinking about this recently as I keep hearing it pronounced four-head. It sounds very strange to me as well as being a nonsensical pronunciation.

Perhaps one of the weirdos who says 'four-head' could explain how this rhyme would make sense

There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was hore-head.
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Simple...
 












Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009
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Moshe Gariani said:
Don't forget Keenya and Cuventry...

My Mum talks posh so I know these things... :)
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Keenya was correct until they got independence. Jomo Kenyatta was the first president and the pronunciation was changed to Ken ya, from his name.
 












Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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Gwylan said:
Funnily enough, I've been thinking about this recently as I keep hearing it pronounced four-head. It sounds very strange to me as well as being a nonsensical pronunciation.
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How is it nonsensical? It seems it's the original pronunciation.

Perhaps one of the weirdos who says 'four-head' could explain how this rhyme would make sense

There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was horrid.
Click to expand...
That was written by someone who wanted to make use of the 'forrid' pronunciation.
 


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