Say “Orangehead” out loud five or six times. Then you’ll know why. Come to think of it – say “rougehead”, “scarlethead”, “crimsonhead”, “vermillionhead” – see? None of them roll off the tongue quite like “redhead”, do they? None have the zip, the snap, the crisp tongue-feel that redhead does.
Say “Orangehead” out loud five or six times. Then you’ll know why. Come to think of it – say “rougehead”, “scarlethead”, “crimsonhead”, “vermillionhead” – see? None of them roll off the tongue quite like “redhead”, do they? None have the zip, the snap, the crisp tongue-feel that redhead does.