Rhyme or reason

[pseudomonas]

Have a poll so I can settle an argument about rhyming

Poll #6890 Rhyme or reason

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Which of the following do you feel rhymes more closely (or least badly) with "thought it"?

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Fawcett
24 (77.4%)

Corbett
7 (22.6%)

You may wish to note that my speech is non-rhotic and disregard the rrrrness of the r in "Corbett"

Reasons for your choice are welcome in comments!

Comments

[pseudomonas]

In my speech, yes.

[sunflowerinrain]

Ah, this clarifies the poll question a little. Fawcett isn't so much like 'force it' in mine, because there is a noticeable distinction between ett and it.

[pne]

Same here.

"Fawcett" has the same last syllable (as far as the vowel sound is concerned) as "abbot" for me, while "force it", "thought it", and "Corbett" have the same last syllable as "rabbit" for me.

I also distinguish "Rosa's" and "roses".