The english language and why its so hard to learn

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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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!

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then you have the different flavors such as;

grey - gray

color - colour

chips - crisps

fries - chips



Reply #3 Top
yeah, then you get stuff like "Antidisestablishmentarianism"!, No wonder people struggle.
Reply #4 Top
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
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then you have the different flavors such as;


You mean flavour...
Reply #6 Top
I guess I do at that!
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'color' and 'colour' are not 'flavours'...the only correct one is 'colour'....Spell checker
Reply #8 Top
Well said
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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

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You mentioned the 'ENGLISH language'...not the American bastardisation....<----notice the 's'....Spell checker
Reply #11 Top
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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Reply #12 Top
Weaksid....the key is the English/Australian use is 'ise'....just the Merrycans use the 'ize'...Spell checker
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I think I see.



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Reply #14 Top
ok lets all get pissed

English: drunk
American: mad

I'll go for 10 on the English please, Bob. *HIC*
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Why you people insist on using extra letters to spell thing such as color, or flavor is beyond me................ 

 





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


Why you people insist on NOT using the correct spelling is beyond me.

Actually, Koasati, the reason is simple; we speak English, you speak American, Jafo and his countrymen speak Austrailian. They are all just "versions" of one language.




Of course, us Brits use the right version.



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'we Brits'.....Spell checker

Get it right...

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yah ain't Brits down under, well not technically speaking

How's a Aussie sound changing a flat?

Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug EURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP! Here woman, da ya need me to do that?

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lPlural...I was correcting the grammer, not calling myself a 'Brit'....perish the thought...
Reply #20 Top
oop's sorry about that un

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Was waiting for someone to notice....BTW...I spent 6 years at Essendon Grammar School in Melbourne...so needless to say I can spell 'grammar'...
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I didn't even notice, I was laughing

You should have heard the garbage the kids in jail were talking.

You know, we be kicking it down the beach side sliding up on some ho's and they been watchin us freak on them and we only justificating us to them and why they should ride with us...



I couldn't stop laughing and they would ask "waz so funie" and I would laugh even harder. The other older guys where stand offish with them and wouldn't say anything mostly out of fear because they ran around talking loud and large. Hell if they are old enough to be there they are old enough to slap intelligent.


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Essendon Grammar School in Melbourne


If only they knew where Essendon is located!
Modern day hypothetical equivalent ... 'Broadmeadows University'

Actually, Koasati, the reason is simple; we speak English, you speak American, Jafo and his countrymen speak Austrailian.


And that's why we need certain 'British' TV productions 'sub-titled'!
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