1font00Here's a short joke I heard at school this past week:02font02br 02br 01font00"What did the fish say when he swam into a concrete wall?"02font02br 02br 01font00"Dam(n)!"02font02br 02br 01font00I thought this was quite amusing, but it's much funnier when delivered aloud.02font0-
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0Another gramma question: Why was this joke stated in a past tense?02br 02br 01font00Can we say: 02br 02font02br 02br 01font00"What does the fish say when he (it ?) swims into a concrete wall?"02font02br 02br 01font00"Dam(n)!"02
0 01font00It's not funny only because the fish said "****", but what he swam into (the concrete wall) is also called a dam, (pronounced the same way). It's sort of a play on words. As for your second question, I don't quite understand what you're asking, perhaps you could ellaborate.02font00 0-
1font00Alright, after going back and reading and thinking about what you wrote, I understand now. 02font02br 02br 01font00Yes, I guess you could say it in the present-tense, it wouldn't really matter. It was in past-tense for now particular reason.02font0-
0Warrener, welcome to EF! We have a great time here, and we hope you will too! 05002br 02br 00Sarah... nice one!02br 02br 00In my school, we have a teacher whose surname is Dam. Although it's pronounced differently ("thahm" with the "th" as in "the"), you can expect what we call her! Nasty, aren't we? 05102br 02br 00Cheers! (Sarah