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Why English Is So Hard? We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese; Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a whole lot of mice; But the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen? The cow in the plural may be cows or kine, But the plural of vow is vows, not vine. And I speak of a foot and you show me your feet, But I give you a boot- would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn’t the plural of booth be called beeth? If the singular is this, and the plural is these. Should the plural of kiss be nicknamed kese? Then one may be that, and three may be those, Yet the plural of hat would never be hose. We speak of a brother, and also the brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren. The masculine pronouns are he, his, and him, But imagine the feminine she, shis, and shim! So our English, I think you will all agree, Is the trickiest language you ever did see! (Anonymous poem. Quoted from Learning A Foreign Language by Eugene Nida, page 14) Can you find 30 books of the Bible in the paragraph, below? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much; he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his johnboat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving; she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That’s a fact. Some people however, will soon find themselves in a jam; especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fundraising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, “The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight.” Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like timothy an Samuel ay occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. Actually there are 31 books if you can find the variant one OT prophet A-Z: Although things are not perfetAlthough things are not perfectBecause of trial or painContinue in thanksgivingDo not begin to blameEven when the times are hardFierce winds are bound to blowGod is forever ableHold on to what you knowImagine life without His loveJoy would cease to beKeep thanking Him for all the thingsLove imparts to theeMove out of "Camp Complaining"No weapon that is knownOn earth can yield the powerPraise can do aloneQuit looking at the futureRedeem the time at handStart every day with worshipTo "thank" is a commandUntil we see Him comingVictorious in the skyWe'll run the race with gratitudeXalting God most highYes, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad! "I AM Too blessed to be stressed!" The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything. Love and peace be with you forever, Amen! Welcome to contact us if you want the answer or you can add some more sentences to add more books in this paragraph.

S. L. Wong's A Chinese Syllabary Pronounced according to the Dialect of Canton | |
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