REASONS
WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS HARD
TO LEARN
Submitted
by HOST
GFS
Carol@aol.com
Having
problems with the English
language... well, you're not
alone.
- 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?
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