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You think English is easy??
Jul 20, 2013 03:48:09   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
You think English is easy??

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

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

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

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Jul 20, 2013 04:48:29   #
JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK
 
So the point is, nothing difficult there :)

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Jul 21, 2013 09:41:10   #
bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona
 
And on top of that :
1.) we don't speak English, we speak American
2.) we play with our words,
3.) American is much more colorful then most languages
4.) we absorb words from many different languages
5.) we have a lot of homonyms
6.) spelling can be very tricky
7.) some words are very regional
8.) pronunciation can be very regional
9.) we slur a lot of words
10.) Last but not least, If Clinton didn't know what the definition of "is" was
what esle could you expect??

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Jul 21, 2013 16:51:06   #
pigpen
 
It has been well noted over the years that English is one of the toughest languages to learn.

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