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A fly and flea flew into a flue, said the fly to the flea 'what shall we do?' 'let us fly' said the flea said the fly 'shall we flee' so they flew through a flaw in the flue.
How to say it
This one trips up native speakers. Expect to bite your tongue a few times before it clicks. It's long enough that breath control matters - pause at commas, don't race the whole thing in one go.
Notice the run of 4 words starting with A - that's what makes it slip.
Why it's tricky
This 39-word twister packs its tricky sounds into a short window, so your tongue gets no rest between each trap. Tongue twisters work by packing similar or alternating sounds close together, so your lips and tongue have to reset faster than normal speech allows - practising them is a great workout for clear diction.
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