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Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
814 posts
10/20/2008 12:41 pm

Last Read:
11/3/2008 5:19 pm

Do you speak English??


Can you read these correctly the first time? Are you sure?

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. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.

19. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20. How can I imtimate this to my most intimate friend?

Independance
(Patricia )
62F

10/20/2008 3:24 pm



Life is an adventure.


aneleh 67F

10/20/2008 5:11 pm

Yeah, what a language! I went to Seminary with a number of individuals for Asia and Africa and they were constantly asking questions about our language.

But I think that learning the tonal languages would be even more difficult...especially with the kind of memory I have as of late.


floridagal2 66F
1960 posts
10/20/2008 7:37 pm

Who made up all these words? Being in the medical profession I often wonder where some of the names of diseases come from...Hashimoto's; Legg-Perth-Calves syndrome...huh? We do have some crazy words...and crazy rules for their usage in our language.


He is no fool if he should choose to lose the things he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose.....Jim Elliott


Deena


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 1:26 pm

    Quoting floridagal2:
    Who made up all these words? Being in the medical profession I often wonder where some of the names of diseases come from...Hashimoto's; Legg-Perth-Calves syndrome...huh? We do have some crazy words...and crazy rules for their usage in our language.
Whatever the rules are..theyre not consistant.


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 1:30 pm

    Quoting  :

For some reason English is wayyyyy easy for me. Spanish...not so much. LOL


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 1:31 pm

    Quoting aneleh:
    Yeah, what a language! I went to Seminary with a number of individuals for Asia and Africa and they were constantly asking questions about our language.

    But I think that learning the tonal languages would be even more difficult...especially with the kind of memory I have as of late.
can a person still learn a tonal language if he isn't musically inclined...tone deaf?? lol


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 1:36 pm

    Quoting  :

Quieria que yo explicarlo? JAJAJAJAJA


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 7:27 pm

    Quoting  :

And I shouldnt have replied to you in spanish? LOL

I understand tons....my own expression is less than perfect however.

English...much easier. Look how many years I've been hearing it!! HOLY CARP I'm old.. hahhahahaa


Interpretation
(Darlene G)
57F
1316 posts
10/21/2008 7:31 pm

    Quoting  :

Nein.

ummm...where are you quoting yourself from?


KSDad 55M
330 posts
11/3/2008 12:49 pm

That was great. Thank you for sharing that!