I am a bit pressed for time today but hope to write on Saturday. As it happens I may even manage to write about law… but in the meantime, let me share something which I found on the net. You may have seen it.
Why english is a pain to learn
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
look on the bright side it means there are less words to learn the meaning for, as many words have two or three meanings.
EASY ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS;
I take it you already know
Of “tough” and “bough” and “cough” and “dough”.
Others may stumble, but not you,
On “hiccough”,”thorough”, “lough” and “through”.
Well done! And now you wish perhaps
To hear of less familiar traps
Beware of “heard”, a dreadful word,
That looks like “beard” but sounds like “bird”.
And “dead”; its said like “bed” not “bead”-
For goodness’ sake don’t call it “deed”!
Watch out for “meat” and “great” and “threat”,
(They rhyme with “suite” and “straight” and “debt”.)
A “moth” is not moth in “mother”,
Nor “both” in “bother”, “broth” in “brother”,
And “here” is not a match for “there”,
Nor “dear” and “fear”, for “bear and “pear”.
And then there’s “dose” and “rose” and “lose”-
Just look them up- and “goose” and “choose”,
And “cork” and “work”, and “card” and “ward”
And “font” and “front”, and “word” and “sword”,
And “do” and “go”, and “thwart” and “cart”-
Come, come, I’ve hardly made a start!
A dreadful language? Man alive
I’d mastered it when I was five!
If you think English is hard try learning French or better yet Japanese. Now thats what I call a TOUGH language.
Hello friends,
Great post, very well written.
You should blog more about this.
I’ll definitely be subscribing.
Have a good day..
You are great at at double meaning. Smart use of vocabulary. I have come across a English learning product that is easy to learn because it is Theme Based like Cricket, Movies, Love, Technology, etc. & is taught through Content Based Instruction pedagogy.
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Good Day.