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corvus ( corvus@lemmy.ml )  to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

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Learning english

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  • BougieBirdie ( Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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    Surely you’ve thoroughly thought this through though?

    • Karyoplasma ( Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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      It’s tough.

    • Slovene ( Slovene@feddit.nl ) 
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      They did. And don’t call them Shirley!

    • tal ( tal@lemmy.today ) 
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      Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

      “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo” is a grammatically correct sentence in English that is often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity.

    • DogPeePoo ( DogPeePoo@lemm.ee ) 
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      Nayeth, though thou hath thoroughly thought thots through.

    • Snot Flickerman ( SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      …I spend a lot of my time thinking while waiting in the drive-thru.

  • voik ( voik@ttrpg.network ) 
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    The Chaos

    • queermunist she/her ( queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Holy shit this is really cool.

      • perishthethought ( perishthethought@lemm.ee ) 
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        Yeah, but wow, that just keeps going and going…

  • rotopenguin ( rotopenguin@infosec.pub ) 
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    From Dr Seuss’s “The tough coughs as he ploughs the dough”

  • Jolteon ( Jolteon@lemmy.zip ) 
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    Depending on the location, “Aaron earned an iron urn” is an interesting example in spoken language.

  • 01011 ( 01011@monero.town ) 
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    Too. Two. To.

  • Samsy ( Samsy@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Hard to speak, too? Just put a hot potato in your mouth.

  • NigelFrobisher ( NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) 
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    Threw. Few.

    • tal ( tal@lemmy.today ) 
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      Thru.

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