Why English is so hard to learn

[Gladman]

I didn't rite the dictionary, maybe I shuda.

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 out, but, he was lead instead.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was ti
me to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the row of oarsmen about how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. It did wind up that the wind was too strong to wind the sail
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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[Scooter_MaGee]

it gives a new found respect to people who come to the US and learn our language it must be hard 1 word means ten differnt things and then throw in some slang and and local accents my head hurts just thinking about it

[ibimus]

Ouch! Makes those mascuilline/femnine words seems so much easier!

Our words are not gender-confused, but they certainly are definition-confused. :P

[tim]

I LOVED those!