Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 December 2024

LOST IN TRANSLATION APPARENTLY

 

Contrary to a belief

I’ve held for a while

Nuance isn’t actually

French for paedophile

Saturday, 27 May 2023

IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

In the English language,

In my view

The longest sentence

Is clearly, I do 

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The English language

Can be quite absurd

i.e. why is abbreviation

Such a long word? 

Friday, 28 April 2023

I'M RUBBISH WITH NAMES

 

I'm rubbish with names

I can’t help it a bit

It’s a proper condition

There's a name for it...

Saturday, 4 February 2023

I CAN’T COUNT TO TEN IN FRENCH

 

I can’t count to ten in French

It’s impossible for me

I can only count to seven

Because I have a huit allergy

Monday, 31 October 2022

HE ASKED ME A QUESTION

 

He asked me a question

In the most cryptic of ways

Does your mouth bleed?

Every twenty-eight days?

And I didn’t recognise it

As an insult for several days