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31 Jul 2010 @ 18:23

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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1 Aug 2010 @ 18:05 by troimille : Why English is Hard
Actually, most languages overuse words like the above, just because the noun 'suggests' the verb and vice versa, although some languages change the form when they do that. This makes it difficult for automatic translators to recognize what is really being said, especially in tabloid headlines like "Agency Head Eyes Post" or "Chance Shot Misses Miss". But I am more concerned about how even educated and articulate people have discarded all rules of grammar: "Just between you and I", "The truth is is ...", using the noun 'loan' in place of the verb 'lend', "He goes" instead of "he said", etc.  

3 Aug 2010 @ 11:51 by graycard : Why English is hard
You should have heard my daughter's laughter when she read this.  

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