Re: English quirks

From: Michael \(michka\) Kaplan (michka@trigeminal.com)
Date: Mon Jul 17 2000 - 08:54:29 EDT


I have seen similar lists with titles like "21 reasons why localizers have
no problems justifying their rates" :-)

But in any case, thanks for the early morning chuckle....

michka

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hart, Edwin F." <Edwin.Hart@jhuapl.edu>
To: "Unicode List" <unicode@unicode.org>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 5:27 AM
Subject: English quirks

> 21 Reasons Why the English Language is so Hard to Learn
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> The bandage was wound around the wound.
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> The farm was used to produce produce.
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> The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
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> We must polish the Polish furniture.
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> He could lead if he would get the lead out.
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> The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
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> Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present
> the present.
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> A bass fish was painted on the head of the bass drum.
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> When he shot at the dove, it dove into the bushes.
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> I did not object to the object.
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> The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
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> There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
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> They were too close to the door to close it.
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> The buck does funny things when the does are present.
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> A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
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> To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
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> The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
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> After a number of injections my jaw got number.
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> Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
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> I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
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> How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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