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sethammons on Oct 29, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why do dogs tilt their heads? New study offers clu...

Hence the joke book I heard of as a kid: "101 ways to wok your dog". Tock and talk are pronounced the same, as is wok (the cooking instrument) and walk.

mrtranscendence on Oct 29, 2021 [–]

Is this really true in most American accents? In my midwestern accent “tock” and “talk” absolutely don’t rhyme, but maybe I’m the outlier here.

allannienhuis on Oct 29, 2021 | [–]

in the northwest (Vancouver, BC area) tock and talk rhyme (they are pretty much homonyms).

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