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June 19, 2007 at 7:43 am #21107ShrekMember
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) 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?
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From: GigglePedia.comJune 19, 2007 at 12:18 pm #135421PolarBearNPRParticipantAnd this is why I am so gainfully employed! I fully realized how difficult this language was when explaining the word “rock” to my toddler. It’s a stone, a type of music, and a favorite way to move.
*but is number (last word in 18) a word?*
. . . not according to Mirriam-WebsterJune 19, 2007 at 3:36 pm #135416DavidParticipantRe: 18
number – Definitions from Dictionary.com
I’ve never heard anyone say that though, it doesn’t flow at all.
June 19, 2007 at 5:04 pm #135419sarahtownyMemberYou think the English language is hard to learn, try working out the English 😉
June 19, 2007 at 7:56 pm #135420MrEggsaladParticipantWhat I don’t like, is how “a pair” means 2, yet when you say “I am wearing a pair of pants” it means 1.
Pair of pants = 1.
Pair of shorts = 1.
Pair of shirts = 2.It makes no sense.
So today, I put on a short and I was ready to go!That could mean so much…
June 19, 2007 at 10:49 pm #135422Salih19MemberGood one. 🙂
June 20, 2007 at 3:24 am #135417LucifinaMembermmm true, but i really don’t see much difference in this and french.
June 21, 2007 at 2:25 am #135415detn8rParticipantFrench! Isn’t it a national language in LA?
Number… never used it like that either. Maybe it’s one of those words like “thaw” where people always say UNthaw -_-
June 21, 2007 at 4:40 am #135418 -
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