No U in USA by Phil Burns
AnElephantCant forget all the great folk
He meets on his US vacation
But some things astound
The variations abound
In the use of words and their pronunciation
AnElephant has to unlearn a language
Only he and a tree have a trunk
No windshield no hood
Nobody here calls him dude
And no one has ever heard of Podunk
The differences continue to fascinate
We say brand new the US says cherry
You drink soda for thirst
Our ground floor is your first
And you have silver- or flatware for cutlery
He has already spoken here about Spokane
Which sounds like ran and not rain as you know
He can only find gamut
To rhyme with Willamette
And it’s not noise for the boys but noisy for Boise Idaho
In Scotland everything is so simple
Milngavie is pronounced as Mill Guy
Kirkcudbright is easy
We say kir coo bree
And Aluminium has one extra ‘i’
He leaves many people he loves there
They can form a ten mile long queue
So please do him a favour
Try to savour the flavour
The world is a much better place when it contains ‘u’
anelephantcant 
Y’all always want to add “u’s” and put a “s” where a “Z” should be
I told you I would read……..
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In Scotland everything is easier. Pronounciation looks tricky to me…. 🙂
I agree with the no u….. where would I be ” te” my name instead of Ute, ridiculous…..I want to keep the U, yes the world is a better place with a u. 🙂
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And with U, dear Ute,
It is absolute
Ly the case
That the world is a better place
Thank U
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🙂
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Back on – I think I meant to “like” one of your posts and then accidentally pressed the wrong button and inadvertently unfollowed you!! Have done this several times – still learning as I go along.
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AnElephantCant quite hide his gleefulness
Clanmother drops in for a visit
He hopes she’s glad to be here
Cos he’s glad to see her
It is not the same without her now is it
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Nice. U got right to the heart of the matter. Looks like an elephant is shooting from the hip (in Phils illustration, that is). By the way, I do say Aunt (ahn’t) not ant! Great post!
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AunElephauntCaunt argue with Penny
About where and when to pop in a ‘u’
He tries to look smart
Wisdom to impart
But in reality he has not got a clue
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Oh Lourd that “u” thing. Apparently you place great honour upon it.
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Not really, but Mmmy and Anty do!
Don’t yo?
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AnElephant says it so eloquent
Showing that he really is a gent
Their rear of the car is trunk
When you close it, still there is a clunk
But we have the boot
For the car and the foot
But what in earth is a Podunk?
*Going to follow the link to find out.
I know that you had a great time
Which is why you created the rhyme
Your holiday seemed very good
Even separating bonnet and hood
Not going back seems it would be a crime
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AnElephantCant catch his breath here
Alastair writes about three thousand words
But what he says is nice
So just to add spice
AnElephant makes this a very short verse
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Awww this post made me smile…. I for one, hopes my pachyderm friend returns for a visit someday 🙂
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AnElephantCant return
For a while isn’t it a sin
But he is banned
From your great land
Until your government lets him in!
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