Posts archive for: 16 August, 2006
  • Funny mistakes made by students learning English as a foreign language.

    I am so eager to mate you!

    * * * * *
    Please execute me for being late.

    * * * * *

    Should I have a coma in the middle of this sentence?

    * * * * *

    I am sorry I am later.
    It took me ten minutes to ignite my car.

    * * * * *

    Am I making P correctly?

    * * * * *

    Did you have an accident?
    When I was skiing, a tree got in front of me
    and hit me hard!

    * * * * *

    You look sad today.
    Do you want to expose yourself to me?

    * * * * *

    You called at the perfect time.
    I just walked into the door.

    * * * * *

    Thank you so much for tuting!

    * * * * *

    Please don't shoot so many people in my country.
    What?
    Please don't shoot people in my country very often.
    Could you say it really slowly?
    Police don't shoot people in my country very often.

    * * * * *

    I'm sorry, but I couldn't write my essay.
    My roommate had a toothache this morning.
    So you couldn't write your essay?
    Yes! She was swelling and decaying badly!

    * * * * *

    What did you do this weekend?
    We went to a Karaoke bar.
    Did you sing?
    yes. I was shy but I strongly did it.
    What did you sing?
    You are the wind beneath my wigs.

  • Bloody Spammers!

    Subjects of some recent junk email I've received - they must be using a poor machine translation because they don't make sense.

    Re: To eat an abattoir perfectionist

    In swim go oversleep

    Re: that change by divingboard winning

    Better success, wool comber

    In sign it excel

    On begin on descent

    Coach Signature Scribble

    in worry he sincerely galaxy

    Also on the subject of spam; the spam attack on my blog continues. These are the recorded visitors and pageviews for the last four days. Much more accurate figures are shown on Site Meter.

    Date Total Pageviews Total Visitors
    2006-08-16 18280 23
    2006-08-15 43362 60
    2006-08-14 25776 56
    2006-08-13 22955 39

  • Some U.S. State Mottos.

    California - I have found it ('Eureka')

    Indiana - The crossroads of America

    Kansas - To the stars through hardships

    Maine - I direct

    Maryland - Manly deeds, womanly words

    Minnesota - I long to see what is beyond

    Montana - Gold and silver

    New Hampshire - Live free or die

    New Mexico - It grows as it goes

    Oregon - She flies with her own wings

    South Carolina - While I breathe, I hope

    Tennessee - Agriculture and commerce

    Texas - Friendship

    Utah - Industry

    Washington - By and by

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