21 Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn:

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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on Aug 09, 2003

It's crazy isn't it? It's like these words, they all have "OUGH" in them, but have many different pronunciations.........

through

cough

bough

though

bought

thought

nought

I could go on and on, but you see what I mean!

on Aug 09, 2003
then you have the different flavors such as;

grey - gray

color - colour

chips - crisps

fries - chips



on Aug 09, 2003
yeah, then you get stuff like "Antidisestablishmentarianism"!, No wonder people struggle.
on Aug 09, 2003
my son waited two years to be able to make use of that word on a school paper when he was 8

he is a total skater/punk-geek now
on Aug 09, 2003
then you have the different flavors such as;


You mean flavour...
on Aug 09, 2003
I guess I do at that!
on Aug 09, 2003
'color' and 'colour' are not 'flavours'...the only correct one is 'colour'....Spell checker
on Aug 09, 2003
Well said
on Aug 09, 2003
Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color, Color

watch it buddy or you might be added to the axis of evil list

on Aug 09, 2003
You mentioned the 'ENGLISH language'...not the American bastardisation....<----notice the 's'....Spell checker
on Aug 09, 2003
Hmm...

bastardisation

n : an act that debases or corrupts [syn: bastardization]


bastardization

n : an act that debases or corrupts [syn: bastardisation]


bas·tard·ize ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bstr-dz)
tr.v. bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing, bas·tard·iz·es
1) To lower in quality or character; debase.
2) To declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.




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on Aug 09, 2003
Weaksid....the key is the English/Australian use is 'ise'....just the Merrycans use the 'ize'...Spell checker
on Aug 09, 2003
I think I see.



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on Aug 09, 2003
ok lets all get pissed

English: drunk
American: mad

I'll go for 10 on the English please, Bob. *HIC*
on Aug 09, 2003

Why you people insist on using extra letters to spell thing such as color, or flavor is beyond me................ 

 





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