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You Think English is Easy???
Can you read these right the first time?

1) The banda ge 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 co uld 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 in valid 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 intimate this to my most intimate friend?

posted on Mar 22, 2008 3:16 PM ()

Comments:

These are fun. Here's one: The opera fan dropped her fan before she could fan the humid air.
comment by jthoneydew on Mar 28, 2008 8:07 PM ()
Love this. I'm sending it to all the ENglish teacher's here!
comment by teacherwoman on Mar 24, 2008 11:43 AM ()
#6 and #15 got me. I love English and love reading things like this.
comment by hopefields on Mar 23, 2008 2:09 AM ()
No 14...
comment by cindy on Mar 22, 2008 7:10 PM ()
Great list. I'd hate to have to learn English as a 2nd language.
comment by looserobes on Mar 22, 2008 4:12 PM ()
that sounds like me with the N Y accent
The kawfee was too hot.
comment by fredo on Mar 22, 2008 4:05 PM ()
Hi! Doc! Enjoyed these! Happy Easter!
comment by redimpala on Mar 22, 2008 3:41 PM ()
That was fun no.6 gave me a little trouble.
comment by pecan on Mar 22, 2008 3:36 PM ()

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