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Old 02-11-2015, 07:06 PM   #8428
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Add/Read a good joke to lighten your day
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
I've seen this before. In the verse above, is "dew" really a homophone of "do"? It's the only thing in a clever poem that doesn't feel right to me as a UK English speaker.

In Virginia it is indeed a homophobe homophone. Just like oil and all. Just 'cause "all" as in "C'mon, y'all" and oil as in "The truck needs some oil" sound the same doesn't mean they're spelled the same or share the same meaning.
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