As noted on the Wikipedia page on the topic, a tongue-twister "...is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly. Tongue-twisters may rely on similar but distinct phonemes (e.g., s [s] and sh [ʃ]), unfamiliar constructs in loanwords, or other features of a language." The hardest tongue-twister in the English Language according to the Guinness World Records, they note, is "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick."Tongue Twisters can be found in many languages and have been a commonly used tool in English language classes to help students improve their fluency. Given that doctors and other people in the medical professions often need to say quite complex things fairly rapidly [just watch ER, House or any of the other medical related programs of TV to see what I mean] Tongue twisters are especially useful for Medical Students.
Find below a link to the "1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters" web site which claims to have the 's largest collection of tongue twisters. Ive also included direct links to their English and Arabic tongue twister pages..
Links:
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters [General]
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters [English]
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters [Arabic]
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