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Grammar and Linguistics > Linguistic joke
Linguistic joke
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cunliffe
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Linguistic joke
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Two cats, a French cat and an English cat were racing across the Channel. Let us call the English cat 1 2 3 and the French cat un deux trois.
Which cat won the race? The English cat, of course, because as we all know: un deux trois quat � cinq. (cat sank)
tee hee |
9 Mar 2012
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ueslteacher
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HA-HA!Poor phonetics though:) Sophia
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9 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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Why does a Frenchman have only one egg for breakfast?
Because that �s un oeuf! |
9 Mar 2012
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colibrita
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How many Spaniards does it take to change a lightbulb?
Juan!
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9 Mar 2012
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Jayho
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Lingusitic jokes - love �em
An English professor complained to the pet shop proprietor, "The parrot I purchased uses improper language."
"I �m surprised," said the owner. "I �ve never taught that bird to swear."
"Oh, it isn �t that," explained the professor. "But yesterday I heard him split an infinitive."
A linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn�t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative."
A voice from the back of the room retorted, "Yeah, right."
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9 Mar 2012
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almaz
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Good phonetic joke, Sophia?
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9 Mar 2012
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Jayho
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Ha ha AlMAZ - I like it
Here �s another phonetic joke:
A man went to see a psychiatrist. "I keep on dreaming I �m a teepee or a wigwam," he said.
"I know the problem," said the psychiatrist. "You �re two tents."
Phonetic point: tents /tents/ and tense /tens/ tend to be homophones, because there is often an epenthetic /t/ between the nasal and fricative in tense.
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9 Mar 2012
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hanhxuanthao
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aha btw the cat in your profile pic looks like my naughty pet, Bap Cai . :)
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9 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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What do you call a Spanish woman with one tooth? Juanita.
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9 Mar 2012
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cunliffe
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What do you call an Italian with a rubber toe?
Roberto!!! |
9 Mar 2012
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