The 1% Club - Spoilers

[barry1010]

Definitely easier than last week, no real head scratchers at all last night.

[barry1010]

One question has caused controversy on Twitter. "What is the first letter in the alphabet that doesn't rhyme with another?"
I got it right - F, but people are claiming that it rhymes with S and X. Not to my ears it doesn't. Thoughts?

[Vagus]

I’ve just asked himself and he says no, it doesn’t rhyme with s or x, whereas I think it does rhyme with s but not x.

[barry1010]

Thank you, Vagus.

[Calibax]

No. S F and X are assonances but not rhymes.

[cashier]

Not to me either.

[barry1010]

They sound very different to me

[Lie-in King]

I said 'F' - no, it doesn't rhyme with anything else.

[Gromit]

No F does not thyme with S or X.
A rhyme is a similar sounding end of a word.
So they may share a similar beginning sound, ef es ex, they don’t have a similar sounding end like ay jay.

[THECORBYLOON]

The letter "I" can also rhyme with "J" depending where you're from.

I think that any questions or clues based upon sounds can be dodgy because accents mean they might not produce the expected results.

[barry1010]

Good point, Corby

[Gromit]

I have never heard i and j sounding similar at the end?

To me they sound hi and jay.

[THECORBYLOON]

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-accent-language-dialect-fact-17196285

[Hazlinny]

12.23 Funny thing Gromit ...if I recite the alphabet, I pronounce J as
Jai but, if I have need to use the phonetic alphabet. I pronounce J as Jay for Juliet.

[elliemay1]

Yes, easier, got the 1% qn right!

[Gromit]

Thanks TCL, interesting article.