songwriting in the UK

[ifihadahifi]

There are some things that work over there that can't work here in the States.

Like rhyming pain with again.

Or citizen with vitamin.

[eebs]

on the other hand, you get the tomato / potato end of the market....

beaulieu is my favourite mixed up pronunciation at the mo:

me - beuw-lee
amy - bo-lee-o

[sam]

Rappers sometimes call it slant rhyme when it takes a little extra effort to make things go together. Apparently, even Yeats was down wid it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slant_rhyme