The wonders of the English language
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...
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans.
3. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans.
4. The French...
The following signs have been found in various locations, using the English language somewhat creatively...
Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE USSR, YOU ARE...
I have repeated this question at least 10 times in this community but always have gotten the wrong answer. Sometime in suggested movies the actors and actresses speak fast and incomprehensible and sometimes pronunciations aren't clear and sometimes people tell me some tips about how can I learn...
Dry cleaners in Bangkok: DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR BEST RESULTS.
In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
On the grounds of a private school: NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
On an Arctic River highway: TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS...
A American woman goes to England to attend a 2-week, company training session.
Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers : "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An English girl...
In a Tokyo Hotel:
"Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis."
In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
"The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable."
In a Leipzig...
Please help, I'm on upper-intermediate level of English and I think it hasn't improved anything!! There's a boy in my class who knows a lot because he has an English neighbor, I'd like to chat to an English speaker, we could help each other.
? If you see my questions, I've asked this many...
As a kid, I was taught to capitalize the 1st word of a sentence & "I." (cursive writing, 2). I took a Jr. high elective class on typing using PCs w/ the green GUI while also growing up w/ typewriters. U gotta b nostalgic over louder keystrokes & the ping it makes when u "return" & type a gnu...
Please help, I'm on upper-intermediate level of English and I think it hasn't improved anything!! There's a boy in my class who knows a lot because he has an English neighbor, I'd like to chat to an English speaker, we could help each other.
? If you see my questions, I've asked this many...
Please help, I'm on upper-intermediate level of English and I think it hasn't improved anything!! There's a boy in my class who knows a lot because he has an English neighbor, I'd like to chat to an English speaker, we could help each other.
? If you see my questions, I've asked this many...
Please help, I'm on upper-intermediate level of English and I think it hasn't improved anything!! There's a boy in my class who knows a lot because he has an English neighbor, I'd like to chat to an English speaker, we could help each other.
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement...
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