<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The English Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">**So, you think English is easy, huh? Read to the end and see if you still think so.<br />
**<br />
1. The bandage was <strong>wound</strong> around the <strong>wound</strong>.<br />
2. The farm was used to <strong>produce produce</strong>.</p>
<p dir="auto">3. The dump was so full that it had to <strong>refuse</strong> more <strong>refuse</strong>.</p>
<p dir="auto">4. We must <strong>polish</strong> the <strong>Polish</strong> furniture.</p>
<p dir="auto">5. He could <strong>lead</strong> if he would get the <strong>lead</strong> out.</p>
<p dir="auto">6. The soldier decided to <strong>desert</strong> his dessert in the <strong>desert</strong>.<br />
7. Since there is no time like the <strong>present</strong>, he thought it was time to <strong>present</strong> the <strong>present</strong>.<br />
8. A <strong>bass</strong> was painted on the head of the <strong>bass</strong> drum.</p>
<p dir="auto">9. When shot at, the <strong>dove dove</strong> into the bushes.</p>
<p dir="auto">10. I did not <strong>object</strong> to the <strong>object</strong>.<br />
11. The insurance was <strong>invalid</strong> for the <strong>invalid</strong>.<br />
12. There was a <strong>row</strong> among the oarsmen about how to <strong>row</strong>.</p>
<p dir="auto">13. They were too <strong>close</strong> to the door to <strong>close</strong> it.</p>
<p dir="auto">14. The buck <strong>does</strong> funny things when the <strong>does</strong> are present.</p>
<p dir="auto">15. A seamstress and a <strong>sewer</strong> fell down into a <strong>sewer</strong> line.</p>
<p dir="auto">16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his <strong>sow</strong> to <strong>sow</strong>.<br />
17. The <strong>wind</strong> was too strong to <strong>wind</strong> the sail.</p>
<p dir="auto">18. Upon seeing the <strong>tear</strong> in the painting I shed a <strong>tear</strong>.<br />
19. I had to <strong>subject</strong> the <strong>subject</strong> to a series of tests.</p>
<p dir="auto">20. How can I <strong>intimate</strong> this to my most <strong>intimate</strong> friend?</p>
<p dir="auto">Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.</p>
]]></description><link>http://localhost:4567/topic/2037/the-english-language</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:01:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://localhost:4567/topic/2037.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:36:34 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The English Language on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:21:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Haha yeah <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":D" alt="😄" /></p>
<p dir="auto">Found a funny one, about a Held desk employee <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":D" alt="😄" /> hahah read it 'bro <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f435.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--monkey_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":o)" alt="🐵" /> It's under "OWNED!!!"</p>
]]></description><link>http://localhost:4567/post/24967</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://localhost:4567/post/24967</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[RaFfIoSa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:21:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The English Language on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:17:50 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">What a weird language <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></p>
]]></description><link>http://localhost:4567/post/24965</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://localhost:4567/post/24965</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Countach92]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:17:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The English Language on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:00:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Haha <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":D" alt="😄" /></p>
<p dir="auto">Check the others' I've posted.. The new one, "Owned". Shit's funny as hell 'bro <img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":D" alt="😄" /> hahahaha</p>
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<p dir="auto"><img src="http://localhost:4567/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f615.png?v=acf246d995d" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--confused" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":confused:" alt="😕" /></p>
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