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Who wrote the tongue twister 'She sells sea shells by the seashore'?
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∙ 12y ago
It was actually first written as a poem in 1908 by Terry Sullivan, in honor of Mary Anning. It soon became a popular tongue twister.
The poem goes:
She sells seashells on the seashore
The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure
So if she sells seashells on the seashore
Then I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
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∙ 12y ago
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How Much Seashells Did Sally Sell?
Terry Sullivan's 1908 tongue twister, "She sells seashells," according to P. J. McCartney in Henry de la Beche (1978), is based on Mary Anning's life as a English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologistShe sells seashells on the seashoreThe shells she sells are seashells, I'm sureSo if she sells seashells on the seashoreThen I'm sure she sells seashore shells.There is no mention of how many shells "she" sells. If we wanted, we could make up a suitable line, such as:She sells seventy shells to see at the seashore;She sells her seventy seashore shells from the sea.
Need a tongue twister for the word gone?
silly, smelly, sally sells sea shells by the sea shore, the sea shells that she sells smell like sewrage.
What is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English?
Its really tough one. She sells sea shells on sea shore.
What is a tongue twister that no one knows?
Say "TOY BOAT" 5 times as fast as possible
Is sally sells sea shells by the seashore a onomatopoeia?
It's an alliteration, not onomatopoeia.
What is 'she sells sea shells' and example of?
A 'tongue-twister'
What is two tongue-twister allliterations?
she sells sea shells on the sea shore
How Much Seashells Did Sally Sell?
Terry Sullivan's 1908 tongue twister, "She sells seashells," according to P. J. McCartney in Henry de la Beche (1978), is based on Mary Anning's life as a English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologistShe sells seashells on the seashoreThe shells she sells are seashells, I'm sureSo if she sells seashells on the seashoreThen I'm sure she sells seashore shells.There is no mention of how many shells "she" sells. If we wanted, we could make up a suitable line, such as:She sells seventy shells to see at the seashore;She sells her seventy seashore shells from the sea.
What is the whole nursery rhyme Susie sells sea shells...?
Susie sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
Need a tongue twister for the word gone?
silly, smelly, sally sells sea shells by the sea shore, the sea shells that she sells smell like sewrage.
What is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English?
Its really tough one. She sells sea shells on sea shore.
You don't gwt the she sells she shells at the sea sore what you don't get it?
I think you mean "She sells sea shells by the sea shore"...It's not meant to make any sense, it's a nonsense tongue twister.
What is a tongue twister that no one knows?
Say "TOY BOAT" 5 times as fast as possible
Is sally sells sea shells by the seashore a onomatopoeia?
It's an alliteration, not onomatopoeia.
How many sea shells did sally sell at the sea shore?
Six and a half actually but now she is sold out. if you are looking to buy one, you may buy it at a pool instead of the sea shore, but sally only accepts cash so dont bring your credit card
Give you more example of tongue twister?
toy boat, and British soldier (say them 10 times fast)
Who sells sea shells by the sea shore?
Not many, she gave up the trade to sew shirts for shipwrecked sailors.
