# Short words that are eye-rhymes but don't ear-rhyme

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146 "2007-08-02T16:43:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/41 "2007-08-02T21:42:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Pithy Moniker]  
all, fall, tall, wall, shall…

Have I got the gist of it?  
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You done good!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/42 "2007-08-02T23:50:57Z")

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Dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, near, rear, sear, **tear**

Bear, pear, **tear** , wear

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/43 "2007-08-02T23:56:10Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
Dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, near, rear, sear, **tear**

Bear, pear, **tear** , wear  
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Now that’s just cheating. 😉

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**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/44 "2007-08-03T07:33:33Z")

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This is nowhere near the longest, but I can’t resist its elegant simplicity…

read,read

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/45 "2007-08-03T12:13:57Z")

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brew,dew,few,grew,Jew,mew,new,pew…sew?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/46 "2007-08-03T12:37:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
brew,dew,few,grew,Jew,mew,new,pew…sew?  
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Nice one.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/47 "2007-08-03T17:40:07Z")

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Mouth, south … uncouth

Touch, couch

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/48 "2007-08-04T17:30:42Z")

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bar, car, far, mar, par, star, tar…war, ear

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/49 "2007-08-04T18:24:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
bar, car, far, mar, par, star, tar…war, ear  
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Not to mention oar!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-words-that-are-eye-rhymes-but-dont-ear-rhyme/414146/50 "2007-08-06T01:28:15Z")

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waive naive

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