I slit the sheet
A traditional tongue twister and Hank's favourite, built on the similar-sounding words slit, sheet and sit.
Early context: Hank's favourite twister, 'I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit…', hinges on the pseudophones slit, sheet and sit; frequently saying others like seat and sleet makes slips more likely. — Tongue Twisters 00:01:36
borrowed slang / meme (tongue-twister) · in 2 videos, 2010–2017 · last heard 2017
- First in the videos: 2010-12-07 · Tongue Twisters 00:01:36
- Last in the videos: 2017-02-17 · As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu 00:02:23
Videos per year: 2010: 1 · 2017: 1
Every video
2010
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-07 | Tongue Twisters 00:01:36 | mention | Hank's favourite twister, 'I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit…', hinges on the pseudophones slit, sheet and sit; frequently saying others like seat and sleet makes slips more likely. |
2017
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-17 | As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu 00:02:23 | mention | After botching 'I slit the sheet', Luzu says outsiders take a long time to learn the difference between 'sheet' and other words. |