>>They were a bit tongue-in-cheek, CL ...
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>>But discombobulate vs formulate? Just how many syllables have to rhyme before they pass the test?
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>I don't make the rules, I just pass them on.

Aye, but what is the rule? As I asked, just how many syllables have to rhyme before they pass the test?

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>>And how do you pronounce "wolf" cf "engulf"? Not a hell of a difference.
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>Engulf is said more like golf. Wolf is like woolf, which is not a word.

Ah, but where I come from, it's more like "engoolf" ("oo" as in "wood")

Similarly "toongue" cf "tong" for "tongue".

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>>Also, see my reply to Mike.
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>>>Those are considered slanted rhymes. Not true rhymes. The can work in songs, etc., but are not considered pure. To the purist anyway.
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>>>>>> 21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
>>>>>> purple, and silver.
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>>>>>Also:
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>>>>>ninth
>>>>>pint
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>>>>Saint, if you're a cockney
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>>>>>wolf
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>>>>engulf? ('ppends on one's accent, I guess)
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>>>>>opus
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>>>>prospectus, et al.
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>>>>>dangerous
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>>>>amorous, et al
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>>>>>marathon
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>>>>gone, et al
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>>>>>discombobulate
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>>>>formulate, dissipate, et al