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T ale en die le tte rk u n d e tel nie o n d e r die vakge- b ie d e w aarin d ie N asio n ale M u seu m spesialiseer nie. O ns kan e g te r nie d ie v e rso e k in g w eersta an o m die o n d e rsta a n d e “ g e d ig ” w a t in Mei 1971 in T e g n ie k v e rsk y n h et]T iier w eer te gee nie. D it i . o o rsp ro n k lik g e d u re n d e d ie T w e e d e Wereld- o o rlo g g e sk ry f d e u r ’n N e d e rla n d e r — w a t nogal sy E ngels g eken h e t — en in L o n d e n gep u b liseer in d ie k o e ra n t V R IJ N E D E R L A N D ,'d e sty d s die m o n d s tu k van d ie N e d e rla n d e rs in ballingskap.
A lm al w e e t E ngels is ’n sn a ak se taal. H y spel sy w o o rd e o p een m a n ie r en sp re e k d it d a n heel an d e rs u it. D aaro m b eh els o n s u itd a g in g die vol- g e n d e : L ees die “ g e d ig ” h a rd o p en sp re e k elke w o o rd h o n d e rd p e rse n t k o rre k u it s o n d e r o m te stru k e l o f te h erh aal.
D ie p ry s — as d a a r ’n w e n n e r is? ’n G ra tis ek- se m p la a r van elk e to e k o m stig e u itg aw e van hierd ie N u u s b rie f. (S o rg asseb lief d a t o n s u naam en ad re s h et! )
D earest crea tu re in creation, S tu d y in g E nglish p ro n o u n c ia tio n , I w ifi teach y o u in m y verse
S o u n d s lik e corpse, corps, horse a n d worse.
/ w ill k e e p y o u , S u sy , b u sy .
M a k e y o u r h ea d w ith h e a t g ro w d iz z y ; Tear in eye, y o u r dress y o u 11 tear. S o shall i ! O h, hea r m y p ra y e r - P ray c o n so le y o u r loving p o e t, M a k e m y c o a t lo o k new , dear, se w it! J u s t c o m p a re h ea rt, beard a n d heard, D ies, d ie t, lo rd a n d w o rd ,
S w o rd , a n d sw ard, retain and B ritain (M in d th e la tter, h o w i t ’s w r itte n ). M a d e has n o t th e so u n d o f bade; S a y — said; p a y — pa id ; laid, b u t plaid. N o w I su re ly w ill n o t p la g u e y o u W ith su c h w o rd s as vague ana argue, B u t b e ca refu l h o w y o u speak
S a y b re a k a n d ste a k, b u t b lea k a n d s tr e a k , P revious, p re c io u s, fu c h sia , via,
Pipe, snipe, recipe, choir. C loven, o v e n , h o w a n d lo w ; S c rip t, re ceip t, sh o e p o e m , toe. H ear m e say, d e v o id o f tric k e ry , D aughter, la u g h te r a n d T e rp s ic h o re, T y p h o id , m easles, topsails, aisles, E xile s, sim iles, reviles;
W h o lly , h o lly , signal, sig n in g , T h a m es, e x a m in in g , co m b in in g ; Scholar, vicar a n d cigar, Solar, m ica, w a r ana far.
F ro m desire, desirable; a d m ira b le f r o m adm ire. L u m b e r, p lu m b e r ; b ie r b u t b rie r,
C h a th a m , b ro ugham , re n o w n , b u t k n o w n , F ro m k n o w le d g e , d o n e , b u t g o n e a n d to n e; O ne, a n e m o n e ; B a lm o ra l;
K itc h e n , lic h e n , la u n d ry , laurel; G ertru d e, G e r m a n , w in d a n d m i n d , S c e n e , M e lp o m e n e , m a n k in d ; T o rto ise , tu rq u o ise, cham ois-leather, R eading, reading, h ea th er, heather; T h is p h o n e tic la b y rin th
G ives m oss, gross, b r o o k , b ro o c h , n in th a n d p lin th . B ille t d o e s n o t so u n d lik e ballet;
B o u q u e t; w a llet, m a llet, c h a le t; B lo o d a n d f l o o d are n o t lik e fo o d . N o r is m o u ld lik e sh o u ld a n d w o u ld . B a n q u e t gives no clue to p a rq u e t, W hich is said to rh y m e w ith d a rk y. V iscious, v isc o u n t; load a n d broad; T o w a rd , to fo rw a rd , to reward. Y o u r p r o n u n c ia tio n ’s o k a y W hen y o u say, c o rre c tly , c ro q u e t; R o u n d e d , w o u n d e d ; live a n d grieve; F rien d a n d fie n d ; alive a n d sle e v e . L ib e r ty , library, h eave a n d h eaven; R a c h e l, ache, m o u s ta c h e , eleven, We sa y h a llo w e d b u t allow ed; P eople, leopard; to w e d , b u t vo w ed . M ark th e d iffe re n c e , m oreover, T w ix t m o ver, p lo ver, a n d th e n D over. L eech es, breaches; wise, p r e c ise , C halice, b u t p o lic e a n d lic e , C am el, co n sta b le , u n sta b le; P rinciple, disciple; label; P eta l p e n a l a n d canal;
Wait, sup rise, p la it, p ro m ise , pal; S u it, su ite , ruin; circu it, c o n d u it, R h y m e w ith “shirk it ” a n d “b e y o n d it" . B u t i t ’s v e r y h a rd to tell
W h y it's pall, m all, b u t Pall Mall. M u scle, m u scu la r; goal; iron ;
T im b e r, clim b er; b u llio n , lion; W orm a n d sto rm ; chaise, chaos, chair; S e n a to r, sp e cta to r, m a y o r;
Ivy, p riv y ; fa m o u s; c la m o u r A n d e n a m o u r rh y m e s w ith h a m m e r. Pussy, h u ssy , a n d possess;
D esert, dessert, a n d address. G o lf, w o lf, c o u n te n a n c e ; lie u te n a n ts; H o istt in lieu o f flags, le ft p e n n a n ts. R iver, rival, to m b , b o m b , c o m b , D o ll a n d roll a n d so m e a n d h o m e . S tra n g e r d o e s n o t so u n d lik e anger, N e ith e r d o e s d e v o u r lik e clangour. S o u l b u t fo u l, a n d g a u n t b u t a u n t ; F o n t, fr o n t, w o n t; w a n t, g ra n d a n d grant; S h o es, goes, does. N o w fir s t say fin g er. T h en say singer, ginger, linger. R ea l a n d zeal; m a u v e ; g a u ze and gauge; M arriage, fo lia g e, m irage, age.
Q u e ry d o e s n o t rh y m e w ith very, N o r d o e s f u r y s o u n d lik e b u ry , D o st, lost, p o s t , d o th , c lo th a n d lo th ; J o b , jo b , b lo sso m , b o so m , oath. T h o u g h th e d iffe re n c e se em s little , We sa y a c tu a l b u t victual;
S ea t a n d sw eat; chaste, p a ste and caste L eigh a n d eig h t and fre ig h t and h e ig h t P ut, n u t; g ra n ite a n d u n ite.
F e o ffe r d o e s n o t rh y m e w ith h eifer, N o r d o e s re e fe r rh y m e w ith ze p h y r. D ull, b ull; G e o ffr e y , G eo rg e; ate, late; H in t, p in t; se n a te a n d sedate. Scen ic, p h re n ic , a n d p acific; S cien ce, c o n s c ie n c e ; sc ie n tific , T our, b u t our; a n d succour, fo u r ; Core p r o v id e s a rh y m e f o r door. Gas, alas, and pass, ana w as — D ic k e n s sta rte d o f f as “B o z ”■ S ea idea, g u in ea , area;
Psalm ana charm ; Maria, malaria;
Y o u th , so u th , so u th e rn , cleanse a n d c le a n ; D o c trin e , tu r p e n tin e , m arine.
L o o k up alien a n d Italian; D a n d elio n a n d b a tta lio n . Sallied, a llie d ; y e a and y e — E ye, I, ay, aye, w h e y , k e y , q u a y ! S a y aver, b u t e ver fe v e r; N e ith e r, leisure, sk ein , deceiver, N e v e r g u ess — it is n o t safe ; Face, b u t p re fa c e a n d e ffa c e , P hlegm , p h le g m a tic ; ass, glass, bass;
We sa y calves, valves, h a l f b u t R a lp h . H ero n , granary, canary,
C revice a n d device, a n d e y r ie , Large, b u t ta rg e t;g in , give, verging, O u g h t, o u t, j o u s t a n d scour; and urging. Ear, b u t earn ; a n d w e a r a n d tear D o n o t r h y m e w ith h ere b u t there. S even is right a n d so is even, H y p h e n , ro ughen, n e p h e w , S te p h e n , m o n k e y , d o n k e y , clerk a n d je r k ; A s p , grasp, w asp; a n d cork and w o rk .
T u n n e l su re ly rh y m e s w ith fu n n e l? Y e s it d o e s — ana so d o e s g u n w a le , Islin g to n a n d Isle o f W ight, H o u s e w ife , v e rd ic t a n d in d ic t, A r e n t ’t y o u m ix e d up, reader, rather, S a y in g father, bather, fa th e r? F in a lly, w h a t rh y m e s w ith to u g h — T h o u g h , th ro u g h , p lo u g h or co u g h ? E n o u g h ? H icco u g h has th e so u n d o f " cu p * — M y a d vice is — give it u p ! J.O .P .
M nr. J.P. van d e n Berg (lin k s), b a a ssw ee p vleg ter van Seringlaan 6, B o th a v ille h e t onlangs vier n u u tg e y le g te sw e p e aan d ie M u se u m g e s k e n k , n a a m lik: n B o eresw eep van b lo u w ila e b e e sv e l w a t aan d ie e e n k a n t m e t d ie naald to e g e w e rk is; ’n K o e d o e v e lsw e e p m e t drie rie m e g evleg , ’n H a n d sa m b o k va n k o e d o e v e l e n 'n C o w b o y - sw e e p w a t m e t agt k o e d o e v e lrie m p ie s g evleg is. M nr. van d en Berg h e t h o m s e l f h ie rd ie ku n sg e - leer d e u r sw e o e te k o o p , d it lo s te torring en o o r te vleg. B y h o m is m nr. A .G. H olliday w a t b e h u lp sa a m is m e t die b re i van velle,
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E d w in M o h a tla n e , g u id e -le c tu re r se c o n d e d to th e M u se u m b y th e D e p a r tm e n t o f B a n tu E d u c a tio n p r o u d ly d isp la y s a b e e r sieve, b ro o m s a n d grass m a ts d o n a te d b y the p u p ils o f th e P opa P rim ary S c h o o l, M aseru, L e so th o . T h e g u id e -le c tu re r n o w h a n d le s a b o u t I 4 0 0 s c h o o l c h ild re n p e r m o n th .
