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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
..and what's the difference between ear, year, and here
What about "hear" the amount of time I had to explain the difference between here & hear and there & their even with the little rule about if there are two "e"'s in the word, like are in the word eye then it's one you are looking for or at, and hear is just ear with a "h" to Mrs C and she still gets them mixed up.
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I remember a good few years back when I was in the Services serving in Germany, and out on exersice bumped into a little local villager, and when I asked if he spoke English, got the reply "A bittle lit"
Always gives me a little chuckle!
"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
Its a bit like saying how many r's are there in Bath.
That's where my pronunciation comes in handy as I say the "a" as in mass. Not as in are.
"I prefer rogues to imbeciles as they sometimes take a rest" (Alexander Dumas)
"It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live" (also Alexandre Dumas)
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Toe as in tow and couch grass as in a sofa unless it's growing faster than I can remove it, in which case I call it after someone who serves drinks in a tavern!
I work very hard so please don't expect me to think as well!
"I prefer rogues to imbeciles as they sometimes take a rest" (Alexander Dumas)
"It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live" (also Alexandre Dumas)
Oxfordshire
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