10 Reasons Why English Is So Hard To Learn.

[tman70]

1) The farm was used to produce produce.

2) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

3) We must polish the Polish furniture.

4) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

5) The soldier decided to desert in the desert.

6) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

7) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

8) I did not object to the object.

9) They were too close to the door to close it.

10) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests

Any more to add to the list?

Edited May 19, 2006 by tman70

[martymas]

hi tman20

i have to agree with your post

as each country was settled by the poms

the local culture estabilished their own interpritation of

and meanings and lingo

i think i read in an earlier post of

some words in some countrys

are legit

where as in others thay are swear words

i refer to bastard as an example

in some countrys it is swearing

and in my country it is some one with an uknown father

all the more confusing

marty

Edited May 19, 2006 by martymas

[bearskin]

hmmmmmmmm...I thought it was a compliment as my wife says that to me all the time.

[martymas]

ha ha ha beasrskin

when wives say it they are in love

marty

[Bubba Bob]

5) The soldier decided to have desert in the desert.

The first "desert" should have two S's.

Stuff Like this makes me glad english is my first language.

[JDoors]

Hey, at least we don't have to remember if a schoolbus, a lightbulb, a knife or whatever is masculine or feminine!

Que es mas macho, schoolbus o lightbulb?

I DON'T KNOW! It's just a schoolbus to me!

[tman70]

5) The soldier decided to have desert in the desert.

The first "desert" should have two S's.

Stuff Like this makes me glad english is my first language.

Thanks Bubba Bob,

I had an extra word in there that changed the meaning. I have removed it and now have changed the meaning again.

Isn't english wonderful??

I see the Senate has passed an "English should be the official language" bill. But it has no teeth.

[martymas]

hi

is spanish a carriculum

language

in the usa

i notice the usa is made up of many different

races

so is engresh the first language and then spannish

or vica versa

marty

[jamaicaman]

english, and then spanish.... or at least in maryland.

i know there are a lot of mexicans in california, so it cuold be spanish, then english there, dont know.

[JDoors]

... is spanish a carriculum language in the usa ...

It's a constant debate here. Schools are controlled locally so it depends where you live, but many schools have "bi-lingual" classes for those who do not speak English or if English is their second language.

The debate comes in when people recognize that NOT teaching in English prevents children from being able to compete and flourish, both personally and professionally. You're not getting into college if you don't speak English well, you're not going far in business either.

On the other hand, kids have "difficulty" learning and keeping up if they don't understand what's being taught.

But on the other, other hand ...

So the debate rages on, with local school districts changing their minds about bi-lingual education every so often. It's good, it's bad, it's good again, it's bad again.

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Not that it matters, but the only language I'm aware is taught in bi-lingual classes is Spanish. I'm not old enough to know if they taught in other languages when there were large influxes of other nationalities. Did they teach in German, Italian, Chinese, etc.? I don't know (I don't thinks so though).

Edited May 20, 2006 by JDoors