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Friday, January 25, 2008

Why English is hard to learn

Eight More reasons Why English is hard to learn

  1. You park in a driveway, yet drive on a parkway
  2. Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
  3. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
  4. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
  5. Why is it called "after dark" when it's really "after light"?
  6. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
  7. Why do they call it a TV set, when you only get one?
  8. How come abbreviated is such a long word?







Remember my earlier post.....

21 reasons Not to learn English
  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. At the army base 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?

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.!
.. Raj! micanto@gmail.com
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