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Teaching English

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  • 12-08-2014 5:38pm
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    Xenophile
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    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.

    6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert..

    7) Since there is no time like the present , he thought it was time 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. (?dove!!!)

    10) I did not object to the object.

    11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

    12) There was a row among the 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) The wind was too strong for me to wind the sail.

    18) I shed a tear. upon seeing the tear in the painting

    19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

    20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    #2
    darkpagandeath
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    Me fail English that's unpossible.


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    #3
    shamrock2004
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    Try teaching a non-native speaker phrasal verbs. barrel of laughs!


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I asked the maid in dulcet tone...


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    #5
    wazky
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    That beaver has a hairy beaver.


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    #6
    DublinCJM
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭DublinCJM


    Please right your right hand


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    #7
    KungPao
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    I'm only after turning on the immersion. I'll put the clothes in the press now in a minute.

    What idiot couldn't understand these two examples?


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    Santa Cruz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Santa Cruz


    I refuse to deal with this refuse


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    #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,381 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Try being an Irish teacher and a smart kid asks you to explain some of her difficult SAT words.. Had never and haven't seen half of them since.


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    Banjo String
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    Whale oil beef hooked


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    #11
    Irishmale0399
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    I become a pizza every Friday on my way at home........


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    #12
    MS.ing
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    I taught beeing a grammer nazi was an infraction?


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,043 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    MS.ing wrote: »
    I taught beeing a grammer nazi was an infraction?

    Must... not... correct.... MUST... NOT... CORRECT....

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #14
    Sky King
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    The answer to 20) is by email but I am stuck on the rest of them.


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    MS.ing
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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    Must... not... correct.... MUST... NOT... CORRECT....

    your a foo king fail lure


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    Nemeses
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    KungPao wrote: »
    I'll put the clothes in the press now in a minute.

    What idiot couldn't understand these two examples?

    Contraction sir. :P


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    LordSutch
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    KungPao wrote: »
    I'm only after turning on the immersion. I'll put the clothes in the press now in a minute.

    What idiot couldn't understand these two examples?

    Possibly a non 'Hiberno English' speaking idiot :))


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,043 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    MS.ing wrote: »
    your a foo king fail lure

    That actually contains less errors than the last one... :-)

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #19
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    The pencil has a sharp point, am i making the right point?


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    OneArt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭OneArt


    I'm not paid enough per class to teach my students such things.

    I usually just sit there in silence until they break under the awkwardness and have to speak. Brings preparation down to zero.

    Pay peanuts, get monkeys.


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    That actually contains less errors than the last one... :-)

    Fewer?


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,043 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Fewer?

    Good question. Don't know. I'm not paid enough to know.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #23
    coffee_cake
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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    Good question. Don't know. I'm not paid enough to know.

    Fewer errors :)


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    Karl Stein
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    I could of died in you're arms tonight, it must of being something you said.


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    coffee_cake
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    Banjo String wrote: »
    Whale oil beef hooked

    I don't ask you where you get your cash, you don't ask me where I get me whales!!


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    #26
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,043 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Fewer errors :)

    They obviously pay you enough!

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #27
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,043 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Karl Stein wrote: »
    I could of died in you're arms tonight, it must of being something you said.

    Apu?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #28
    biko
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    “All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life”


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    [Deleted User]
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    bluewolf wrote: »
    I asked the maid in dulcet tone...

    I'd love a scone now with my tea.


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