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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'A woodchuck chucks'
Hello!
Why can people refer to a woodchuck as "he" like it happens in the tongue twister below ? Wouldn't be "it" instead of "he" ?
" How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood".
And by the way what's the meaning of 'chuck' (is it the same as 'to throw pieces of wood' ?).
Thanks,
Ronnie
How muc
Why can people refer to a woodchuck as "he" like it happens in the tongue twister below ? Wouldn't be "it" instead of "he" ?
" How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood".
And by the way what's the meaning of 'chuck' (is it the same as 'to throw pieces of wood' ?).
Thanks,
Ronnie
How muc
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Hi Ronnie, I don't think you're supposed to put a lot of thought into nursury rhymes and tongue twisters. Just accept them as they are. People often refer to animals as "he" or "she" even when they don't know the ***.
- Hi Ronnie, I don't think you're supposed to put a lot of thought into nursury rhymes and tongue twisters.
- Just accept them as they are.
- People often refer to animals as "he" or "she" even when they don't know the ***.
- You know a different version than I do, by the way.
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Hi Ronnie,
I don't think you're supposed to put a lot of thought into nursury rhymes and tongue twisters. Just accept them as they are. People often refer to animals as "he" or "she" even when they don't know the ***.
You know a different version than I do, by the way. My third line is "A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck" and it goes directly to "If a woodchuck could
I don't think you're supposed to put a lot of thought into nursury rhymes and tongue twisters. Just accept them as they are. People often refer to animals as "he" or "she" even when they don't know the ***.
You know a different version than I do, by the way. My third line is "A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck" and it goes directly to "If a woodchuck could
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