English is weird!

[craigb]

LOTS of good, funny stuff in this document!  ?

English Lesson PDF

 

Note that this is about Modern English, but not...

 

[craigb]

Well, I thought they were grate! ?

[Bapu]

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Good song

Edited November 20, 2021 by Bapu

[paulo]

It might seem confusing at times, but it can be easily understood through tough, thorough thought, though.

Yet, sometimes it's quite a simple and economical language. For instance....

"I never said she stole my money." 

Seven words that say seven different things simply by changing which word is emphasised.

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[RobertWS]

3 hours ago, paulo said:

"I never said she stole my money." 

 

 

Did she steal your heart Paulo?  Is that what happened?

[paulo]

16 minutes ago, RobertWS said:

Did she steal your heart Paulo?  Is that what happened?

No.

That was about the only thing she let me keep.

 

[craigb]

Best line from a video Paulo linked to me a while back:

Cop: "May I have your name?"

Guy: "No, I'm still using it."

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[SteveStrummerUK]

1 hour ago, RobertWS said:

4 hours ago, paulo said:

"I never said she stole my money." 

 

 

Did she steal your heart Paulo?  Is that what happened?

I though he left that in San Francisco.

[paulo]

1 hour ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

I though he left that in San Francisco.

Strummy's getting confused with when I told him about how I couldn't drink the awful beer at my Irish friend Samantha's 90's music party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I left my Harp in Sam's trance disco.

[craigb]

Then Samantha changed sexes and started painting.

Sam's Trans Fresco.