why english is so hard to learn
bonedavid
05-13-2006, 10:38 PM
Reasons Why The English Language Is 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 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?
some of you americans pronounce words differently to us brits...but i'm sure you get the idea:wink:
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?
some of you americans pronounce words differently to us brits...but i'm sure you get the idea:wink:
vinnym86
05-13-2006, 10:42 PM
yeah i got it, lol. funny, but i agree, english is definitely one of the tougher languages.
AlbanyCartel
05-14-2006, 12:55 AM
What does this have to do with philosophy?
I mean, the dictionary does have verb, noun, adjective, etc. definition forms.
Its nothing surprising.
Meh...
I mean, the dictionary does have verb, noun, adjective, etc. definition forms.
Its nothing surprising.
Meh...
MonsterBengt
05-27-2006, 06:00 AM
yeah i got it, lol. funny, but i agree, english is definitely one of the tougher languages.
No, it's not
No, it's not
RickwithaTbird
05-29-2006, 06:42 PM
I don't think it's hard at all. Yes it's my first language, but it is very mechanical. There are subjects and predicates, nouns and verbs, and really that's all you need to know before you can distinguish what a word is.
There might be several words with the same spelling, but there are certain ways you would not use them, and it's very logical. It's just that we have so many suffixes and prefixes that I think is difficult.
There might be several words with the same spelling, but there are certain ways you would not use them, and it's very logical. It's just that we have so many suffixes and prefixes that I think is difficult.
Oz
05-29-2006, 07:13 PM
Moved to COT, :repost: but still a goodie.
Damien
05-29-2006, 07:17 PM
sorry, mandrin and cantoneses rank higher i think. or at least one does. english isnt that hard, considering how many girls i dated learned it as their 2nd or 3rd language or were learning it. They said it was easy. So...i se eno proof in it ebing hard.
quteasabutton
05-29-2006, 08:02 PM
i think every language has its more difficult aspects. often we see languages such as mandarin or russian because it has a whole new set of characters and sounds to learn as well.
Mr Wiggl3s
05-29-2006, 09:59 PM
some of you americans pronounce words differently to us brits...but i'm sure you get the idea:wink:
Really... if i had one of those big buckets of popcorn i could listen to a brit say 2 words for hours
"Garage" and
"Water bottle"
Hours man
Really... if i had one of those big buckets of popcorn i could listen to a brit say 2 words for hours
"Garage" and
"Water bottle"
Hours man
2.2 Straight six
05-30-2006, 12:07 AM
yea, cos you guys say "garaage" an "wader boddle" we don't.
thecackster
05-30-2006, 09:49 AM
yea, cos you guys say "garaage" an "wader boddle" we don't.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...good stuff.:lol:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...good stuff.:lol:
2.2 Straight six
05-30-2006, 10:34 AM
woo! i've been sigged! go me *does winning dance*
MonsterBengt
05-30-2006, 01:11 PM
I own you all cuz i got 3 more letters on my keyboard.
thecackster
05-30-2006, 01:17 PM
Ooo 3 more letters...Psh...haha...jk.
MonsterBengt
05-30-2006, 01:59 PM
Ooo 3 more letters...Psh...haha...jk.
I know you want them
I know you want them
fredjacksonsan
05-30-2006, 02:07 PM
What characters are they?
MonsterBengt
05-30-2006, 02:22 PM
What characters are they?
å ä ö
å ä ö
fredjacksonsan
05-30-2006, 02:30 PM
å ä ö
Thanks. :thumbsup:
Thanks. :thumbsup:
MonsterBengt
05-30-2006, 02:33 PM
Thanks. :thumbsup:
Dammit, i just gave you my secret letters. Damn you !! Now you're gonna use them to get yourself out of situations where you're about to loose a discussion, and then you just type "åäö!!!" and you've won the discussion. I just made you inmortal for free.
Dammit, i just gave you my secret letters. Damn you !! Now you're gonna use them to get yourself out of situations where you're about to loose a discussion, and then you just type "åäö!!!" and you've won the discussion. I just made you inmortal for free.
fredjacksonsan
05-30-2006, 02:35 PM
Dammit, i just gave you my secret letters. Damn you !! Now you're gonna use them to get yourself out of situations where you're about to loose a discussion, and then you just type "åäö!!!" and you've won the discussion. I just made you inmortal for free.
MuAåäö Håäö Håäö Håäö!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MuAåäö Håäö Håäö Håäö!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thecackster
05-30-2006, 03:09 PM
yea okay ¥£ÖÉç
Mr Wiggl3s
05-30-2006, 03:28 PM
yea, cos you guys say "garaage" an "wader boddle" we don't.
Thats why its so funny, because whatever we do is right and what ever you do is wrong :banghead:
Thats why its so funny, because whatever we do is right and what ever you do is wrong :banghead:
2.2 Straight six
05-30-2006, 03:32 PM
Thats why its so funny, because whatever we do is right and what ever you do is wrong :banghead:
err...............no, you've got that wrong too. don't make me go into another pirated english debate. english is from england, we get it right, you get it wrong. end of.
err...............no, you've got that wrong too. don't make me go into another pirated english debate. english is from england, we get it right, you get it wrong. end of.
sv650s
05-30-2006, 05:15 PM
err...............no, you've got that wrong too. don't make me go into another pirated english debate. english is from england, we get it right, you get it wrong. end of.
you've never heard people speak cockney english? i still find a hard time understanding most of my relatives cos of that freakin accent
you've never heard people speak cockney english? i still find a hard time understanding most of my relatives cos of that freakin accent
quteasabutton
05-30-2006, 05:21 PM
you've never heard people speak cockney english? i still find a hard time understanding most of my relatives cos of that freakin accent
idk what accent i would say you have but u are damn near impossible to understand on the phone. i know it's english ur speaking but..yeah :rolleyes: and i feel dumb constantly saying "what?" but oh well.
idk what accent i would say you have but u are damn near impossible to understand on the phone. i know it's english ur speaking but..yeah :rolleyes: and i feel dumb constantly saying "what?" but oh well.
2.2 Straight six
05-30-2006, 07:20 PM
you've never heard people speak cockney english? i still find a hard time understanding most of my relatives cos of that freakin accent
i think you mean cockney rhyming slang. and yes, i do understand it, most of it.
i was walkin' down the street on the way to the battleship when some bubble kid's tryin' to sell me a "kosher custard" i told the jam roll i dont want none an im on the way to the nuclear sub.
i think you mean cockney rhyming slang. and yes, i do understand it, most of it.
i was walkin' down the street on the way to the battleship when some bubble kid's tryin' to sell me a "kosher custard" i told the jam roll i dont want none an im on the way to the nuclear sub.
quteasabutton
05-30-2006, 07:25 PM
i think you mean cockney rhyming slang. and yes, i do understand it, most of it.
i was walkin' down the street on the way to the battleship when some bubble kid's tryin' to sell me a "kosher custard" i told the jam roll i dont want none an im on the way to the nuclear sub.
translation please?
i was walkin' down the street on the way to the battleship when some bubble kid's tryin' to sell me a "kosher custard" i told the jam roll i dont want none an im on the way to the nuclear sub.
translation please?
2.2 Straight six
05-30-2006, 07:28 PM
you wish. maybe tomorrow.
quteasabutton
05-30-2006, 07:39 PM
you wish. maybe tomorrow.
ur such a sweetie, have i ever told you that? well i'll try my luck tomorrow then. unless some other nice british boy would care to help me out
ur such a sweetie, have i ever told you that? well i'll try my luck tomorrow then. unless some other nice british boy would care to help me out
Nicole8188
05-31-2006, 12:05 AM
translation please?
He was going to the pub when some ? tried to sell him a stolen tv. He told the asshole he didn't want it and continued to the pub.
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
He was going to the pub when some ? tried to sell him a stolen tv. He told the asshole he didn't want it and continued to the pub.
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
quteasabutton
05-31-2006, 12:18 AM
He was going to the pub when some ? tried to sell him a stolen tv. He told the asshole he didn't want it and continued to the pub.
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
lol doesn't matter as long as i figured out what he was saying. thanks :)
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
lol doesn't matter as long as i figured out what he was saying. thanks :)
Nicole8188
05-31-2006, 12:20 AM
Go me...I'm a genius.
Chris likes to withhold things, makes him feel smarter...
Chris likes to withhold things, makes him feel smarter...
2.2 Straight six
05-31-2006, 01:52 AM
He was going to the pub when some ? tried to sell him a stolen tv. He told the asshole he didn't want it and continued to the pub.
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
? = greek boy.
bubble - bubble & squeak - greek.
Edit - Whoops, I'm not a nice British boy...
? = greek boy.
bubble - bubble & squeak - greek.
2.2 Straight six
05-31-2006, 01:53 AM
Go me...I'm a genius.
Chris likes to withhold things, makes him feel smarter...
don't get your allans in a twist...
Chris likes to withhold things, makes him feel smarter...
don't get your allans in a twist...
BleedDodge
05-31-2006, 07:04 PM
don't get your allans in a twist...
Roger that.
Roger that.
2.2 Straight six
06-01-2006, 09:33 AM
you know what's worrying? you don't know what "roger that" means when me and my friends say it, especially on the topic of allans, scary shit.
-Davo
06-06-2006, 09:55 AM
This thread fucked with my head.
In a 'lol' way, too.
In a 'lol' way, too.
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