rhyme? they both end in ood
2006-11-16 15:25:05 · 11 answers · asked by experiMENTAL bunny 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The oo have a different vowel sound. Food and mood /good and wood rhyme. All the mysteries of the English language.
2006-11-16 15:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by Pearl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the letter "F" is a soft consonant sound "fffff" and the letter "G" is a hard consonant sound "guh". If you tried to make the F a hard sound the word would sound like "Fud" (almost like saying fudge) and if you tried to make the the G a soft sound, the word would sound like "Ghooood" (almost like saying cool but with a d - coooood).
So it's really a matter of pronunciation.
2006-11-16 15:33:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now I am sitting here pondering why they don't rhyme...
I agree with Fireater!! The English language is cracked!! Not much of it makes sense...
2006-11-16 15:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by fat_bottom_girls_rock 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
damn it...you got me thinking about another word i was thinking about the other day that was just like that and didnt rhyme...
cant remember...grrr...
2006-11-16 15:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by ξℓ Çђαηφσ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its called eye rhyme
2006-11-16 15:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Circlometry™³ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just another way to confuse all the immigrants.
2006-11-16 15:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by ... 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a mystery.
2006-11-16 20:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they r pronounced differently
2006-11-16 15:34:27 · answer #8 · answered by 2Cute2bTrue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So we don't over eat......haha
I don't know why. Looks as if they would.
☺
2006-11-16 17:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the english language is MEZZED UP!
=)
2006-11-16 15:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋