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Silent E

Silent E

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Who can turn a can into a cane?
Who can turn a pan into a pane?
It's not too hard to see,
It's Silent E.

Who can turn a cub into a cube?
Who can turn a tub into a tube?
It's elementary
For Silent E.

He took a pin and turned it into a pine.
He took a twin and turned him into twine.

Who can turn a cap into a cape?
Who can turn a tap into a tape?
A little glob becomes a globe instantly,
If you just add Silent E.

He turned a dam - Ala Kazam! - into a dame.
But my friend Sam stayed just the same.

Who can turn a man into a mane?
Who can turn a van into a vane?
A little hug becomes huge instantly.
Don't add W, Don't add X, And don't add Y or Z,
Just add Silent E.

RE: Silent E

aww, group hug everyone.

RE: Silent E

Not many as innocuous where that came from.

Forty years on, "Send the Marines" still resonates.

A.

RE: Silent E

Sadly, most of his songs still resonate.

Hg

RE: Silent E

I remember this from Sesame Street.  Who wrote it?

RE: Silent E

Was it Sesame Street or Electric Company?  Sounds more like the latter (along with the "-ly" song).

RE: Silent E

I thought it was school house rock??

-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!

RE: Silent E

The link provided by sreid indicates that the song was originally written for the Electric Company, but did get used on Sesame Street as well.

RE: Silent E

Conjunction Junction, what's your function!

RE: Silent E

I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General?
Pirates of Penzance??
yours

RE: Silent E

"The Vatigan Rag" was always my favourite.  I am impressed that people here know the guy though - I've never found anyone else who even recognises the name.  Songs aren't so much fun when nobody else knows them.

But on the subject of the silent E, I was always taught that an E made other vowels behave themselves.  But it could only reach across one letter.

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