Ive just found something about a place which was called The Valley of the Vapors by the Native peoples of Arkansas where the tribes have gathered for at least 8000 years to enjoy the "enjoy the healing properties of the thermal springs"
I just didnt want Gra thinking I was ignoring his thread and I was having an 'elder' moment
There is a catchy song from the last few months Ive heard a few times while driving round with my friend but she wasnt in to phone and now she is home but with her new boyfriend so I wont phone just now either
It means hermaphrodism is in the way, thats happened to lots of the fishes. The human reproduction rates are already falling. The eugenecists changed their disguises when they could no longer get away with enforce4d sterilisations, maybe they all bought into the the chemical companies, nothing would surprise me...
To, two and too are another set that people find confusing
The way I understand those is that 'two' is the number, 'too' is also and 'to' is to address - theres probably a better way of explaining that but it works for me
2. From Mr. P. H. Horner, Education Dept., Rolle College, Exmouth, Devon.
HOW DOES THE REVEREND OUGH PRONOUNCE HIS NAME? It must be rather rough to be addressed as Reverend Ough. Or do you politely cough and say, 'No, I pronounce it Ough'? Yet if you lived in Slough you'd be known as Reverend Ough. While the priest by Irish lough is addressed as Father Ough. But I rather think it, though, that you're simply known as Ough. Still, I think I've said enough Mr. Oh, Ow, Ock or Uff.
3. From Miss Helen Bowyer, Los Angeles, California, USA.
That Dear Ph. Phaster, phaster pflecks the phoam, Pharther, pharther phrom my home, Phlying phishes, phirs agleam, Over there ... to lepht ... to right, A seacow with her calph in phlight, While phull ahead phour dolphins play, Phantastically phleet and gay. And pharther ophph, is that a whale Phlipping up his phearphul tail? Oh, my phirst phoray o'er the sea, How phabulous you pheel to me! Phlashing up phrom the Gulph stream;
Thanks Margarete, they arent my words, they are all copied but its nice to know they are appreciated. I will find a couple more.
Professor P. Dantick's Dictum on Spelling, (as caught by this arrant reformer, H.B.)
Sacred is the b in limb, Hallowed is the n in hymn, Sanctified the k in knot, The gh in laugh and thought, Consecrate the g in gem, The ph in phone and phlegm, Yet there be irreverent meddlers From Bernard Shaw to ice-cream pedlars, Who would respell even busy Just to line it up with dizzy. Who'd e'en contest the right of who To start itself with w, And would chop the final e's From give and have and please and freeze.
WHY?
They claim the shocking frequency Of juvenile delinquency Stems largely from poor Mat and Milly Who simply cannot get the silly Inconsistency of whole, With knoll and goal and bowl and soul....
I can only repeat my admiration for those of you who can get to this level with another language - well done and Im more than happy to help, if helping indeed it is
This one is spelled using the wrong words and would challenge many a native user of the language.
CANDIDATE FOR A PULLET SURPRISE
I have a spelling checker, It came with my PC. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it, Your sure reel glad two no. Its vary polished in it's weigh. My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right awl stiles two reed, And aides me when eye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trussed too bee a joule. The checker pours o'er every word To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling checker's Hour spelling mite decline, And if we're lacks oar have a laps, We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling Is checked with such grate flare, Their are know fault's with in my cite, Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me, It does knot bring a tier. My pay purrs awl due glad den With wrapped word's fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet Of witch won should bee proud, And wee mussed dew the best wee can, Sew flaw's are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays Such soft wear four pea seas, And why eye brake in two averse Buy righting want too pleas.
Heres another one, I think this is the one I was looking for initially.
WHY ENGLISH IS SO HARD TO LEARN We must polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. The soldier decided to desert in the desert. This was a good time to present the present. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. I did not object to the object. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. The bandage was wound around the wound. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. They were too close to the door to close it. The buck does funny things when the does are present. They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. The wind was too strong to wind the sail. After a number of injections my jaw got number. Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? I read it once and will read it agen I learned much from this learned treatise. I was content to note the content of the message. The Blessed Virgin blessed her. Blessed her richly. It's a bit wicked to over-trim a short wicked candle. If he will absent himself we mark him absent. I incline toward bypassing the incline.
Here you go go Epicure, try to get your noggin round this one
Our Strange Lingo
When the English tongue we speak. Why is break not rhymed with freak? Will you tell me why it's true We say sew but likewise few? And the maker of the verse, Cannot rhyme his horse with worse? Beard is not the same as heard Cord is different from word. Cow is cow but low is low Shoe is never rhymed with foe. Think of hose, dose,and lose And think of goose and yet with choose Think of comb, tomb and bomb, Doll and roll or home and some. Since pay is rhymed with say Why not paid with said I pray? Think of blood, food and good. Mould is not pronounced like could. Wherefore done, but gone and lone - Is there any reason known? To sum up all, it seems to me Sound and letters don't agree.
This was written by Lord Cromer, published in the Spectator of August 9th, 1902
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(thats the only emote I can get to, they are way over the page)
RE: More than 1,000 blackbirds fall out of Arkansas sky
Ive just found something about a place which was called The Valley of the Vapors by the Native peoples of Arkansas where the tribes have gathered for at least 8000 years to enjoy the "enjoy the healing properties of the thermal springs"Its very interesting geology either way.