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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #214273 - 02/23/14 07:02 PM City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound   Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 GHCabrera stranger GHCabrera   stranger 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! #214275 - 02/24/14 12:44 AM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: GHCabrera]   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. #214276 - 02/24/14 02:44 AM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 GHCabrera stranger GHCabrera   stranger Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 California, USA Yes, I briefly considered....its doubtful I would get published #214280 - 02/24/14 11:57 AM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: GHCabrera]   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. #214283 - 02/24/14 08:06 PM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 olly old hand olly   old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Moritz is also in Germany #214287 - 02/24/14 10:13 PM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: olly]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Also St. Moritz, Switzerland. #214288 - 02/25/14 03:54 AM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: GHCabrera]   Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3 GHCabrera stranger GHCabrera   stranger 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. #214296 - 02/25/14 04:51 PM Re: City/Town/Country....ending with "its" sound [Re: GHCabrera]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 Land of the Flat Water Kibbutz, kibbitz. ribbits(?)frogs. tidbits. obits (death notices) widgets,widgits ----please, draw me a sheep---- #214316 - 02/27/14 01:58 PM puttin' on the Ritz [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,877 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,877 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. #214319 - 02/27/14 02:18 PM Re: puttin' on the Ritz [Re: GHCabrera]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,877 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,877 Worcester, MA Wih the short -i- constraint inhibits exhibits elicits/illicits billets visits What intervening cnosonant are you working with "--i_its" ? 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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