The "penult" is the next-to-last syllable of a word. "Penultimate" means "anything occurring next-to-last." "Penult'ry" means I needed a rhyme.
A policewoman thought of as sultry,
Oft engaged in the sport of adult'ry.
She got caught in the act
By her husband and cracked,
"Please, once more. Can this time be penult'ry?"
Seven Eleven is (are?) many things to me: 7/11 is my wedding anniversary,
ReplyDelete7/11 is the death date for George Gershwin, and 711 is the most brilliantly
contra"pun"tal title in the lifetime of this blog so far. Ogden is gnashing...
Shucks, ma'am, 'twarn't nuthin' (but I am all aglow!)
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