[3332] in Humor
HUMOR: Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Tue Oct 3 22:14:38 2000
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 21:29:20 -0400
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From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
>From: "jackg" <jacktheflash@mediaone.net>
>To: "steven sousa" <sanliv@shore.net>,
> "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>,
> "Robert Towle" <roberttowle@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Fw: FW: Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 21:32:09 -0400
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> Thought this was worth sending along! - Hope all is well.
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>> >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, it is 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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