OT: English's easy doesn't it?

[junae]

For many of us that doesn't have english as a native idiom, don't worry, it's fairly easy, try to pronounce...

 

Basic level:

 

Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watch which Swatch watch?

 

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Now, advanced level:

 

Three Swedish switched witches watch three Swiss Swatch watch switches.

Which Swedish switched witch watch which Swiss Swatch watch switch?

 

 

 

I told you it was easy...

 

Try speak this with some flour in your mouth, i doubt you won't spit... ;)

 

 

 

P.S. It'd be interesting to see Ironhand, speaking one of those phrases in one of his tutorial intros without sttuter... :)

[S77th-RYKE]

P.S. It'd be interesting to see Ironhand, speaking one of those phrases in one of his tutorial intros without sttuter... :)

 

You have ccocontrol ;)

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

I know this is meant to be a tongue - twister, but, well I have to be a pedantic Englishman and point out it is slightly incorrect English language structure.

 

Three witches watch three Swatch watches.

This part is OK, there are 3 people so the use of "watch" is correct (they watch).

 

Which witch watch which Swatch watch

 

This part is not OK - because you are asking the question "Which witch" you are now using the singular and referring to one only. Thus you need to say "watches". (she watches).

 

I watch

you(singular) watch

he/she watches

we watch

you (plural) watch

they watch

 

"Which witch watches which Swatch watch"

 

 

But in the spirit of fun and on a flying theme (Lockon is a flight Sim) how about this?

 

Fruit flies like a banana.

 

This is a classic I was taught 30 years ago at college to help understand why it is so difficult to write computer software to do language translation. How many possible meanings does this have?

 

1) All fruit (apples, oranges, etc) share the flight characteristics of bananas.

 

2) Fruit flies enjoy eating bananas.

 

3) They enjoy eating them so much they have become Banana shaped.