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Author Ever wondered why english is confusing to foreigners
Neo
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4th Feb 09 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.bertc.com/subfour/truth/learnenglish.htm

Some of it is true, a bit geeky though

[Edited on 04-02-2009 by Neo]
CorsAsh
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4th Feb 09 at 23:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My grandmother had all those problems to deal with when she moved to England from here.

I've got it in reverse now, the German equivalent are compound nouns like hauptschienwerferglas.
J da Silva
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4th Feb 09 at 23:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So what's the point of it? Are you saying that foreigners cannot speak good English because of it's funny parodoxes?
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That's nothing.

Far, får får får? Nej, får får inte får, får får lamm.
Neo
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No not at all Some sentences can be fucking confusing

Some of those took me a second read

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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
That's nothing.

Far, får får får? Nej, får får inte får, får får lamm.
Is that Scouse?
Neo
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J da Silva
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" Far, får får får? Nej, får får inte får, får får lamm" translates to "Gosling is God, Everton for the big four spot and FA Cup glory".
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quote:
Originally posted by J da Silva
" Far, får får får? Nej, får får inte får, får får lamm" translates to "Gosling is God, Everton for the big four spot and FA Cup glory".


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Silva on a mission to rip it out of Ian at every opportunity last night??
richc
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