KeithMacdonald Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 21 reasons why English can be so 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 any more refuse. 4) Polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead the dog if he got the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to dessert his dessert in the desert. 7) There's no time like the present, so he decided 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 didn't 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 be able to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer pipe. 16) To help with the planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind in the sail. 18) After a number of injections by the dentist, my jaw got number. 19) On seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear. 20) I had to subject the subject to a test on the subject of English. 21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? 3 2 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said: ...snip... 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer pipe. ...snip... I saw this on my was back home one day: Why not just call a plumber?? 🙃 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Isn't that in Egypt? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12 4 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: 21 reasons why English can be so 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 any more refuse. 4) Polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead the dog if he got the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to dessert his dessert in the desert. 7) There's no time like the present, so he decided 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 didn't 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 be able to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer pipe. 16) To help with the planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind in the sail. 18) After a number of injections by the dentist, my jaw got number. 19) On seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear. 20) I had to subject the subject to a test on the subject of English. 21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? But also some of the things that make it fun once you have.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 07/01/2024 at 02:33, The Johnster said: The Titanic/Olympic conspiracy theory is, to my mind, most interesting because at no point in it's century-plus history has anybody evey commented to the effect of 'no, impossible, that nice JP Morgan would never have been involved in such a terrible and shameful thing!'. Seems it never happened, but that's because it never occurred to him, not because he wouldn't have done it! Until it appeared here, I had never heard of such a (conspiracy) theory about the Titanic. steve 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: 21 reasons why English can be so 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 any more refuse. 4) Polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead the dog if he got the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to dessert his dessert in the desert. 7) There's no time like the present, so he decided 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 didn't 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 be able to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer pipe. 16) To help with the planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind in the sail. 18) After a number of injections by the dentist, my jaw got number. 19) On seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear. 20) I had to subject the subject to a test on the subject of English. 21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? Some people have too much time, and a thesarus on their hands. Edited January 12 by Hroth 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 57 minutes ago, Hroth said: Some people have too much time, and a thesarus on their hands. No. 9 only works in North American English and possibly some British dialects. I'd say 'the dove dived into the bushes'. But then there is the River Dove, pronounced as in the bird in its upper reaches but as the North american past participle at Burton. So you can have a dove cooing on the banks of the Dove under Thorpe Cloud or an American who dove into the Dove at Burton. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The past tense of dive is dived, not dove.... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 7 minutes ago, proton said: The past tense of dive is dived, not dove.... Dived in British English, but in American English, dove. See my post immediately above! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Dove is uncommon but still legit Mark dove off the bridge into the river. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dive 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Dove is uncommon but still legit Mark dove off the bridge into the river. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dive That is, however, an example of American usage. From the same page: Quote past tense dived or US also dove (my bold) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steamport Southport Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Welchester said: That is, however, an example of American usage. From the same page: (my bold) By using the bold you are changing the meaning. Quote past tense dived or US also dove My bold.... That implies that dove is an alternative. I drived all night or I drove all night? https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/dived-or-dove-which-is-correct#:~:text=The older past tense of,be aware of regional preference. Dove is a perfectly valid word. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: By using the bold you are changing the meaning. No. Quote My bold.... That implies that dove is an alternative. In US English. Quote https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/dived-or-dove-which-is-correct#:~:text=The older past tense of,be aware of regional preference. Dove is a perfectly valid word. You're referencing an American source. Fowler's Modern English Usage, rev. Burchfield 1997. Edited January 12 by Welchester Added illustration. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK123GWR Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Apparently the Young Hegelian critique of religion was motivated by public health concerns. People were picking up injuries getting down to pray. It's bad Feuerbach. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 34 minutes ago, Welchester said: No. In US English. You're referencing an American source. Fowler's Modern English Usage, rev. Burchfield 1997. Common usage and has been for decades. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 (edited) House - houses Mouse - mice Louse - lice Grouse - grouse Ah, the consistency of the English language! Edited January 12 by J. S. Bach To add some information 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 27 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Common usage and has been for decades. In west Lancashire dialect? I've consulted Mrs Compound, aka Lexi, aka the editor of the Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary. She says "there are some Americanisms that have crept into British usage but 'dove' is not one of them". This is a view based on the extensive analysis of current English usage by her, and by her colleagues on the Oxford English Dictionary. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 Can we get back to the jokes please? 2 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 59 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: I've consulted Mrs Compound, aka Lexi, aka the editor of the Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary. Is that Lexi Con? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Welchester said: Is that Lexi Con? No, that's a shopping centre in Bracknell. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12 Lexi Cographer, surely. I imagine she's never stuck for words! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (I apologise in advance for these) I don't know if any of you have seen the article, but the guy who invented 'predictive text' sadly passed away yesterday. The funfair is planned for next week… Also though, I’ve been thinking about a change of career recently. I saw a job advertised, hanging mirrors. It’s definitely something I could see myself doing… 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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