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Subject:Re: Question about LEDs From:"Flood, Laura" <Laura -dot- Flood -at- WESTGROUP -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 13 Aug 1998 07:44:37 -0500
I always thought it was called implied rhyme.
Laura K. Flood
Technical Writer
West Group (Rochester)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Porrello, Leonard [mailto:leonard -dot- porrello -at- COMPAQ -dot- COM]
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 9:29 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Question about LEDs
Its called an imperfect rhyme. The terminal sound "dee" of LED creates
and
imperfect rhyme when matched with "d" of red.
:)
Leonard Porrello
Compaq, Telecom Division
Pubs, Omaha
402.384.7390
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott McClare
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 8:11 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Question about LEDs
>
> BTW, "when the LED turns red" doesn't rhyme, unless you're in the
habit
> of spelling out *all* your colours. 8-)
>
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