Tangled Tongue

[judifilksign]

 My darling daughter, after seeing the new Disney movie, got up the next morning, and brushed her hair all by herself.  She told me her hair was "tangled," a new word for her, and somewhat of a tongue twister when said several times in a row.

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[bigbumble.livejournal.com]

I hope she is not too disappointed when she finds she can't make her hair work like the hair in the movie.

[jeffreycornish.livejournal.com]

When I was wee my family would go over the North Cascades Pass to Winthrop, WA. There were three (now two) tunnels along the route.

Both me and my sister had a interestingly difficult time with the word tunnel.

My Dad would prompt us "Say Tun" and we'd repeat "Tun" clear as a bell.

"Say Nul" and we'd repeat that with no problem.

"Say Tunnel" and we'd reply "Tungle"

Have no idea why.