Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Can you read these right the first time? 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. 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 to wind the sail. 18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. 19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate! friend? Let's face it - English is a crazy language.-----\ ------------------------------You lovers of the English language might enjoy this . . . There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is " UP. " It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To ! be knowl edgeable about the proper uses of UP< /FONT>, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP. When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so............ Time to shut UP.....! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. Try Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Donna, what is UP with all that? ROFL, sorry, couldn't resist. I'm definitely a word lover. This was wonderful! Thanks so much for sending it. I enjoyed reading these, and yes, I did read 'em right the first time--and with great glee. <VBG> My daughter will get a big kick out of these too, so I'll send them on to her. Appreciate this way to light up my day! hugs, Bron On 12/3/05, purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote: > > > Can you read these right the first time? > > 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. > 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 to wind the sail. > 18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. > 19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. > 20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate! friend? > Let's face it - English is a crazy > language.-----\ ------------------------------You > lovers of the English language might enjoy this . . . There is a two-letter > word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that > is " UP. " > > It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the > list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, > why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for > election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? > > We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the > silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the > house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the little word has > real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP > an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be > dressed UP is special. > > And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped > UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. > > We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To ! be knowl edgeable about the > proper uses of UP< /FONT>, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a > desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP > to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP > a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but > if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it > threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say > it is clearing UP. > > When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP. > When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP. > One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, > so............ Time to shut UP.....! > > > > > > Personals > Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. > Lots of someones, actually. Try Personals > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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