{"id":165,"date":"2007-08-07T19:55:08","date_gmt":"2007-08-07T23:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2007-08-07T19:55:08","modified_gmt":"2007-08-07T23:55:08","slug":"what-rhymes-with-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"What Rhymes With Gratitude?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am grateful for rhyming dictionaries.<\/em><\/p>\n

I used to think that rhyming dictionaries were for losers. I mean, who doesn’t know how to rhyme? Then I realized how much time I spend making lists of rhyming words. It happens both at work and, with my silly limericks, at home. Why should I spend effort on rhyming when someone else has already done the work? I shouldn’t!<\/p>\n

So now I own two rhyming dictionaries. My favorite is the Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary<\/em>. It’s intended for children, but it has all of the common rhymes, which is more than enough for simple limerick-writing. It’s so easy to use that it’s a joy to own. I also have the Oxford Rhyming Dictionary<\/em>. It’s not as easy to use, but it’s huge and definitive. For serious work, it’s just the thing. It lists not only exact rhymes, but also near-rhymes, which are key if you’re writing songs.<\/p>\n

And in case you were wondering what words really do rhyme with GRATITUDE, there’s ATTITUDE, LATITUDE, and one of my all-time favorite words, PLATITUDE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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