{"id":1517,"date":"2019-01-07T14:04:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T22:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mydiabeticsoul.com\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2019-01-07T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T22:04:31","slug":"why-english-is-so-hard-to-learn-by-marlene-cavis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydiabeticsoul.com\/?p=1517","title":{"rendered":"Why English is so hard to learn by Marlene Cavis"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You think English is easy?\u00a0 Check out the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. “The bandage was wound around the wound.<\/li>\n
  2. “The farm was cultivated to produce produce.<\/li>\n
  3. The dump was so full that the workers had to refuse more refuse.<\/li>\n
  4. “We must polish the Polish furniture shown at the store.<\/li>\n
  5. “He could lead if he could get the lead out.<\/li>\n
  6. “The soldier decided to desert his tasty dessert in the desert.<\/li>\n
  7. “Since there is not time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present to his girlfriend.<\/li>\n
  8. “A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.<\/li>\n
  9. “When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.<\/li>\n
  10. “I did not object to the object which he showed me.<\/li>\n
  11. “The insurance was invalid for the invalid in his hospital bed.<\/li>\n
  12. “There was a row among the oarsmen about who would row.<\/li>\n
  13. “They were too close to the door to close it.<\/li>\n
  14. “The buck does many things when the does (females) are present.<\/li>\n
  15. “A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.<\/li>\n
  16. “To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.<\/li>\n
  17. “The wind was too strong to wind the sail around the mast.<\/li>\n
  18. “Upon seeing the tear in her painting, she shed a tear.<\/li>\n
  19. “I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.<\/li>\n
  20. “How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Heteronyms<\/p>\n

    “These are brilliant.\u00a0 Homonyms or homographs are words of like spelling, but with mote than meaning and sound.\u00a0 When pronounced differently, they are know as herteronyms.”<\/p>\n

    Found on the facebook page of English Professor June Gillam (JuneGillam.com), I needed to share this with you.\u00a0 Consider this a lesson for today!<\/p>\n

    Sincerely, A. K. Buckroth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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