Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain & Perfect Pronunciation

by Peter Piper

Alliterative jingles and tongue-twisters. Reproduction in full of 1830 first American edition. 25 spirited woodcuts.

Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry

32 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is where Peter Piper came from! Lots of tongue twisters in this book! I think it really does help your pronunciation; found some of the TT in this book pretty hard! I like books like this because it takes us back and gives us a look at what education looked like in the past. I am always amazed at how much more emphasis was placed on writing and proper grammar.

[Mommyc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This small book is a fun way to learn to pronounce and annunciate words clearly. Don't we all wish we could understand telemarketers and cashiers when they speak to us? Don't we hope someone never says to us "could you repeat that?"

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book of tongue twisters

[Leona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peter Piper's Plain and Perfect Principles of Pronunciation

This small book of 32 pages has tongue twisters for the English alphabet, A-Z.
First published in 1830 for school children. "the child who masters these small pages surely achieve 'plain and perfect pronunciation' ".
I had to read a short book for a challenge on Goodreads and took this one from my book shelf.
I read, outloud, each tongue twister. Some were not so easy.
I remember Peter Piper
Peter Piper pick'd a Peck of Pickled Peppers:
Did Peter Piper pick a Peck of Pickled Peppers?
If Peter Piper pick'd a Peck of Pickled Peppers,
Where's the Peck of Pickled Peppers Peter Piper pick'd?
I found the Q a hard one to say.
Quixote Quicksight quiz'd a queerish Quidbox:
Did Quixote Quicksight quiz a queerish Quidbox?
If Quixote Quicksight quiz'd a queerish,
Where's the queerish Quidbox Quixote Quicksight quiz'd?

[bing bong · Rating 5 out of 5]

My enunciation and pronunciation both got better after reading this book.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are the classic tongue twisters that included Peter Piper. Written in book form, a tongue twister was devised for each letter of the alphabet based on alliteration. There's a brief history as to how toy manufacturers would use these in their advertising. Interestingly, these were created by an American form Massachusetts.

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Try saying any of these fast! I didn't know there were tongue twisters for other letters of the alphabet.

[Rosemary Daly · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are looking to perfect your pronunciation, this book of tongue twisters will come in handy.