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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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If a Norwegian's name is Ove
you pronounce it Oover;
if it's Ole, it's Ooler.

If an Ove saw the English word 'ode',
he might mispronounce it 'ooder'.

He might even call an odist
an oodist.

Douglas Scotney

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Topic(s) of this poem: language,mistake,ode

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