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</H2><DIV id="txtd_69660" class="txtd"> <P>1) The bandage was <STRONG><U>wound</U></STRONG> around the <U><STRONG>wound.<P> </P></STRONG><P> </P></U>2) The farm was used to <U><STRONG>produce produce</STRONG>. <P> </P><P> </P></U>3) The dump was so full that it had to <STRONG><U>refuse</U></STRONG> more <U><STRONG>refuse</STRONG>. <P> </P></U></P><P> </P>4) We must <STRONG><U>polish</U></STRONG> the <STRONG><U>Polish</U></STRONG> furniture. <P> </P><P> </P>5) He could <STRONG><U>lead</U></STRONG> if he would get the <STRONG><U>lead</U> </STRONG>out. <P> </P><P> </P>6) The soldier decided to <STRONG><U>desert</U></STRONG> his <STRONG><U>dessert</U></STRONG> in the <STRONG><U>desert.<P> </P></U></STRONG><P> </P>7) Since there is no time like the <STRONG><U>present</U></STRONG>, he thought it was time to <STRONG><U>present</U></STRONG> the <STRONG><U>present</U>.<P> </P></STRONG><P> </P>8) A <STRONG><U>bass</U></STRONG> was painted on the head of the <STRONG><U>bass</U></STRONG> drum</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hubpages.com/hub/Oddities_of_English">9) When shot at, the <STRONG><U>dove dove</U></STRONG> into the bushes. <P> </P><P> </P>10) I did not <STRONG><U>object</U></STRONG> to the <STRONG><U>object.<P> </P></U></STRONG><P> </P>11) The insurance was <STRONG><U>invalid</U></STRONG> for the <STRONG><U>invalid.<P> </P></U></STRONG><P> </P>12) There was a <STRONG>row </STRONG>among the oarsmen about how to <STRONG><U>row</U></STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hubpages.com/hub/Oddities_of_English">14) The buck <STRONG><U>does</U></STRONG> funny things when the <STRONG><U>does</U></STRONG> are present. <P> </P><P> </P>15) A seamstress and a <STRONG><U>sewer</U></STRONG> fell down into a <STRONG><U>sewer</U></STRONG> line. <P> </P><P> </P>16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his <STRONG><U>sow</U></STRONG> to <STRONG><U>sow.<P> </P></U></STRONG><P> </P>17) The <STRONG><U>wind</U></STRONG> was too strong to <STRONG><U>wind</U></STRONG> the sail.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hubpages.com/hub/Oddities_of_English">18) Upon seeing the <STRONG><U>tear</U></STRONG> in the painting I shed a <STRONG><U>tear.</U></STRONG></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/C4EDEE2A-4A8C-4925-A9FF-EDAD1CEA5EFA/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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