Tricky Language

Evidence that the English language is hard to learn ... Read on...

• The bandage was wound around the wound.
• The farm was used to produce produce.
• The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
• We must polish the Polish furniture.
• He could lead if he would get the lead out.
• The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
• Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
• At the army base a bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
• When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
• I did not object to the object.
• They were too close to the door to close it.
• The buck does funny things when the does are present.
• The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
• I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
• How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
• You park in a driveway, yet drive on a parkway.
• Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
• Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
• Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
• Why is it called "after dark" when it's really "after light"?
• Why do they call it a TV set, when you only get one?
• How come abbreviated is such a long word?