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Strč prst skrz krk (listen^ⓘ) is a Czech and Slovak tongue-twister meaning "stick your finger down your throat".

The sentence is well known for having a total absence of vowels. It is often used as an example of such phrase when learning Czech as a foreign language. Sometimes in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the phrase is used to judge whether or not a particular person is drunk.

The phrase is also the subtitle of the Swiss newspaper La Distinction. [1]

There is an even longer phrase with no vowels in Czech language: "Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn" ("A mole broke wind through grass, having swallowed a handful of grains"), though it relies on irregular and obsolete forms, whereas Strč prst skrz krk does not.

In some Slavic languages 'R' can be syllabic, in addition to vowels. "Strč prst skrz krk", is a good example.

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Template:Fr icon "Le virelangue - jazykolam : strč prst skrz krk" - Radio Prague article about the phrase
Template:En icon "Strč prst skrz krk t-shirt" - T-shirts

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 The phrase is also the subtitle of the Swiss newspaper ''[[La Distinction (newspaper)|La Distinction]]''. [http://www.distinction.ch/]
-There is an even longer phrase with no vowels in Czech language: "Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn" ("A mole farted through grass, having swallowed a handful of grains"), though it relies on irregular and obsolete forms, whereas Strč prst skrz krk does not.
+There is an even longer phrase with no vowels in Czech language: "Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn" ("A mole broke wind through grass, having swallowed a handful of grains"), though it relies on irregular and obsolete forms, whereas Strč prst skrz krk does not.
 In some Slavic languages 'R' can be [[syllabic]], in addition to vowels. "Strč prst skrz krk", is a good example.

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