Thought we’d have some fun today with the English language. Have you ever noticed how incredibly bizarre our native tongue can be? If you can think of more please message us!
Take a look at the following:
- The bandage was wound around the wound!
- The farm produces produce!
- Since there is no time like the present, then it is time to present the present!
- The dove dove into the water!
- I did not object to the object!
- They were too close to the door to close it!
- Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear!
- I had to subject the subject to a number of tests!
Here are some more!
- There is no egg in eggplant!
- Neither apple or pine is in a pineapple!
- Boxing rings are squares!
- A guinea pig is neither from Guinea, nor is it a pig!
- Why do writers write but fingers don’t fing?
- You can make amends but not one amend!
- If teachers taught, why don’t preachers praught?
- If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
- How can a slim chance and fat chance mean the same thing?
- How is it that a wise guy and a wise man are opposites?
