OUR LANGUAGE.
A drummer is a wan, we know, who has to do with drums, But I never met a plumber yet who had to do with plums-. A cheerful man who sells you hats would be a cheerful hatter; But is a serious man who sells you mats "a serious matter"? You take, your girl to Yarmouth, then you arc a pair of trippers; If you slipped with her while, skating, would you be a pair of slippers? [f it freezes when it's frosty, is it squosty when you squeeze? Would you have to buy a biograph to write biographies? A man who brews, as everybody knows, is called a brewer; But if your landlord sues you, would you say he is a sewer? A girl will change the colour of hair upon her head; It's strange, but still, you'll find that though she dyed she isn't dead. Would a pious man who fried a kipper be a holy friar? A timid man who lies in bed—is he "a fearful liar' , ?
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 137, 11 June 1932, Page 7 (Supplement)
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172OUR LANGUAGE. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 137, 11 June 1932, Page 7 (Supplement)
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