Okay, feeling a bit better; I named all fifty states from memory in a little less than three and a half minutes. Granted, not really something most other Americans can do, but I doubt there's many Canadians can do it, either.
Fun way to torment most native speakers of the English language: ask them to recite the alphabet. No singing. No rhythm. Just recite the letters one after another. The looks on people's faces as they try to overcome the conditioning laid down by generations upon generations of teachers, family, etc. to SING THAT DAMNED SONG are priceless.
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Fun way to torment most native speakers of the English language: ask them to recite the alphabet. No singing. No rhythm. Just recite the letters one after another. The looks on people's faces as they try to overcome the conditioning laid down by generations upon generations of teachers, family, etc. to SING THAT DAMNED SONG are priceless.
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I can manage not to sing it, but I have to pause in the places where the song draws out notes. You know, ABCDEFG - HIJKLMNOP - QRS - TUV - WX - YZ.
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if it had gone on much longer, i'd be able to sing the song backwards.