Why ENGLISH is so Hard to Learn

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Samray · #1 Post by **Samray** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:17 pm

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce.

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.

19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:19 pm

.... except that number 9 gives it away that they mean "American" rather than "English"

..... The word is"dived" !!!!!

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:20 pm

actually, for those of us with received pronounciation, and both an english and classics degree, it totally depends on the conjugation of both the verb and the noun....

though dived is correct in many ways - so is dove.... but not currently fashionable....

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:32 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:actually, for those of us with received pronounciation, and both an english and classics degree, it totally depends on the conjugation of both the verb and the noun....

though dived is correct in many ways - so is dove.... but not currently fashionable....

Doh !!! I'll just stick to Engineering and leave this airy-fairy arty-farty stuff to you airy-fairy, arty-farty types.

Aladinsaneuk · #5 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:37 pm

nod

i understand

engineering is generally dominated by hairy arsed folks = so you may wel lfeel at home... mean while some of us arty farty chaps are havong a lot of fun with the young ladies who really appreciate poetry - "his coy mistress"anyone?