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The Sweet Desert Posted 20 years ago
chaotic spelling
Why I love English, check this out
Noel Petty , 1989
To speak our tongue without a fluff
Is, for a foreigner, quite tough.
It's most depressing , for although
You may be feeling ever so
Delighted that you've found out how
The English speak a word like plough,
That doesn't give you too much clue
About the right way to say through,
Which leaves you none too clear about
The proper way to deal with drought.
At this stage some like you have thought
It wise to give up, and abort
The mission.But don't be put off,
You're near the bottom of the trough,
And nobody is going to kick up
Much fuss about a minor hiccough.
Noel Petty , 1989
To speak our tongue without a fluff
Is, for a foreigner, quite tough.
It's most depressing , for although
You may be feeling ever so
Delighted that you've found out how
The English speak a word like plough,
That doesn't give you too much clue
About the right way to say through,
Which leaves you none too clear about
The proper way to deal with drought.
At this stage some like you have thought
It wise to give up, and abort
The mission.But don't be put off,
You're near the bottom of the trough,
And nobody is going to kick up
Much fuss about a minor hiccough.
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Really Dj, you know something, you might find it hilarious reading these lines for you are an advanced learner but it's another
reading these lines for you are an advanced learner but it's another 
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Amazing.
"Half of the country died of plague, the other half died of ague"
- Joy.
"Half of the country died of plague, the other half died of ague"
- Joy.
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There is something bitter-sweet about this poem: I love the rhymes but can't stand the spelling chaos.
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