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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound #214273 02/23/14 07:02 PM Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA G GHCabrera OP stranger OP GHCabrera stranger G Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA Greetings! My first post.... I create crossword puzzles as an insane diversion. A new puzzle I am working on has a limerick as the central theme. I am looking for a city/town/country (recognizable to an American reader - cannot be obscure) that has the sound "its" as its final syllable. i.e. habits, merits. A wonderful word for my limerick would be a word that has a short i sound as the preceding syllable. i.e. digits, limits If an acceptable word can be found, I would be glad to post the limerick - for your amusement. Thanks, in advance! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound GHCabrera #214275 02/24/14 12:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 There's always Auschwitz, but it might be a bit touchy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound Faldage #214276 02/24/14 02:44 AM Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA G GHCabrera OP stranger OP GHCabrera stranger G Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA Yes, I briefly considered....its doubtful I would get published Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound GHCabrera #214280 02/24/14 11:57 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I got that by searching onelook for *itz and limiting the results to proper nouns. You might try the same with *its. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound Faldage #214283 02/24/14 08:06 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Moritz is also in Germany Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound olly #214287 02/24/14 10:13 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Also St. Moritz, Switzerland. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound GHCabrera #214288 02/25/14 03:54 AM Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA G GHCabrera OP stranger OP GHCabrera stranger G Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA Thanks so far.....it is now becoming apparent that there is a metrical requirement...... as this town/city/country is the final word of the first line, the accent within the word must fall on the next-to-last syllable. i.e. There once was a young man from Nimitz .....or, A woman who slept for five minutes. Damn, Auschwitz is now looking better. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound GHCabrera #214296 02/25/14 04:51 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,750 Likes: 1 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,750 Likes: 1 Land of the Flat Water Kibbutz, kibbitz. ribbits(?)frogs. tidbits. obits (death notices) widgets,widgits ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter puttin' on the Ritz LukeJavan8 #214316 02/27/14 01:58 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,483 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,483 Worcester, MA planets banquets cubits, Q-bits deposits rabbits surfeits "Manishevitz" fits all the requirements except it isn't a place-name. However, "A businessman named Manishevitz," or "A purveyor of fine wines and spirits" could go places. There's an Israeli newspaper Ha'Aretz. All with the defect that the rhyme is on the unstressed final -its but the stressed penultimate syllables should line up too, for greater assonance. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: puttin' on the Ritz GHCabrera #214319 02/27/14 02:18 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,483 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,483 Worcester, MA Wih the short -i- constraint inhibits exhibits elicits/illicits billets visits What intervening cnosonant are you working with "--i_its" ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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