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Post by jeanne on Feb 27, 2013 2:28:18 GMT 1
Next round by my students:
That`s the turd time this month the dishwasher has broken down.
They were fascinated by the Skycrapper Museum in New York.
Tank you.
A nurse is somebody who looks after stick people.
Recipe instructions: Flour with baking powder!
Best witches on your birthday!
I usually eat a snake when away from home.
A stockbroker buys and sells socks.
The House of Communist.
I had stiffed peppers for the main course. If you have a difficulty, ask me. These are priceless...I love them!! ;D ;D ;D "Tank you" for sharing ! |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 27, 2013 8:49:12 GMT 1
These are priceless...I love them!! ;D ;D ;D "Tank you" for sharing ! The collection is growing constantly. Do you understand the House of Communist? I have also a few misleading homophones: e,g., when talking about an open-air market, I said seller but my students understood sth else in Polish. What, namely? |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 27, 2013 21:38:52 GMT 1
Do you understand the House of Communist? House of Commons? Basement? |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 27, 2013 22:13:27 GMT 1
House of Commons? Basement? Yes, Commons. Not basement, seller sounds identical as a Polish item which is very popular in the open air market. |
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Post by jeanne on Feb 27, 2013 23:52:42 GMT 1
House of Commons? Basement? Yes, Commons. Not basement, seller sounds identical as a Polish item which is very popular in the open air market. Well, there's no way I can guess that if it's in Polish! (But, I'm still curious, so let us know...) |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 28, 2013 19:16:39 GMT 1
Yes, Commons. Not basement, seller sounds identical as a Polish item which is very popular in the open air market. Well, there's no way I can guess that if it's in Polish! (But, I'm still curious, so let us know...) Think. It is also very similar to its English translation. Well?  |
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Post by tufta on Feb 28, 2013 20:02:17 GMT 1
Must be salary! Very popular in open market. Or not? |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 28, 2013 20:06:40 GMT 1
Must be salary! Very popular in open market. Or not? I am afraid not, as wages and profit/loss are more popular terms there.  |
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Post by tufta on Mar 2, 2013 11:00:15 GMT 1
Yes, Commons. Not basement, seller sounds identical as a Polish item which is very popular in the open air market. Well, there's no way I can guess that if it's in Polish! (But, I'm still curious, so let us know...) Bo, I am shocked by the torture of waiting you apply to Jeanne. I cannot bear it anymore!  |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 2, 2013 18:17:57 GMT 1
Thank you for your help, Tufta, but Bonobo said it wasn't celery...and what is the other? Perhaps a turnip? What is the Polish word for that? |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 2, 2013 20:45:00 GMT 1
Thank you for your help, Tufta, but Bonobo said it wasn't celery... Oops, I don`t remember saying so.... |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 2, 2013 22:54:05 GMT 1
Must be salary! Very popular in open market. Or not? I am afraid not, as wages and profit/loss are more popular terms there. Bonobo, I took this to mean that it wasn't celery...  |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 2, 2013 23:19:30 GMT 1
I am afraid not, as wages and profit/loss are more popular terms there. Bonobo, I took this to mean that it wasn't celery... Sorry, my Ultimate Educator`s nature took over and I didn`t accept the joke and turned down salary as a gross misspelling of celery. |
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Post by jeanne on Mar 2, 2013 23:57:25 GMT 1
Bonobo, I took this to mean that it wasn't celery... Sorry, my Ultimate Educator`s nature took over and I didn`t accept the joke and turned down salary as a gross misspelling of celery. Oh man, I'm getting a brain cramp from this discussion!! ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 3, 2013 0:01:57 GMT 1
Sorry, my Ultimate Educator`s nature took over and I didn`t accept the joke and turned down salary as a gross misspelling of celery. Oh man, I'm getting a brain cramp from this discussion!! ;D Sorry, it is my weird English, I know. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 4, 2013 0:57:38 GMT 1
So, Bonobo, I'm wondering how your school year is going...I miss the stories about your students. I'm working in the high school now, and it is certainly a different world from elementary school. Students, particularly boys, in their freshman year, are peculiar creatures...but it's amazing how much they change by their senior year. Unfortunately, by the time they are ready to graduate, they don't need my services anymore...but the younger and more difficult ones continue to be in academic need... so that is who I must work with!
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 10, 2015 21:11:41 GMT 1
From my teacher notebook:
The girls are drinking orange juice with the genie. (gin)
We are snowing in the sea. (swimming)
Don`t live more than a year between visits to a dentist. (leave)
I have a coach (cough!).
They are smelling (smiling).
I see a printer (painter).
I usually eat my family (with is missing)
I like playing Lego bricks (blocks).
Litter shirt (leather).
You need a proper silk tea (tie).
Solar panels are good for entertainment (environment).
I usually eat snake away from home. (snack)
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Post by jeanne on Oct 10, 2015 21:31:43 GMT 1
What happened to the guessing game? You used to let us guess what the students really meant to say...but you have given us the answers!
Do you have any more we can try to figure out?
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 11, 2015 22:30:56 GMT 1
What happened to the guessing game? You used to let us guess what the students really meant to say...but you have given us the answers! Do you have any more we can try to figure out? So, you say you ready for rheal challenje?? Ok, check this out. These are written and spoken productions by my most dyslexic students (poor guys). Of course, in some cases I removed the background of the utterance, leaving the core malapropism. Sorry for taboo words here and there. 1. I was afraid because he could be rabbit. 2 He was pulling hard at his lice. 3. What a lovely shit! 4. A man is cmoking a lion.  5. ...stick people.... 6. ...too mock responsibility.... 7. ...greater death.... 8 I also don`t like the hedgehog of German..... 9. He was tired for the cream. 10. ...the knowest... 11. ...shave the beard.... 12. If I wasn`t a pool, I would ....... 13. I am gold I am studying here.... 14. ...deadhead house... 15 ..coach sweet... tbc |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 11, 2015 22:48:37 GMT 1
I'll give it a try:
1.I was afraid because he could be rabid.
2. ...?
3. What a lovely shirt/skirt (?)!
4.A man is stroking a lion.
5. sick people
6. too much responsibility
7. greater depth
8., 9., 10. ...?
11. "shave the beard" makes sense to me
12....?
13. I am glad I am studying here
14. funeral home
15. ...?
See? I'm out of practice!!
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 11, 2015 23:00:53 GMT 1
I'll give it a try: 1.I was afraid because he could be rabid. 2. ...? 3. What a lovely shirt/skirt (?)! 4.A man is stroking a lion. 5. sick people 6. too much responsibility 7. greater depth 8., 9., 10. ...? 11. "shave the beard" makes sense to me 12....? 13. I am glad I am studying here 14. funeral home 15. ...? See? I'm out of practice!! 1. Yes! 2. Lice - laces (in shoes) 3. Yes! 4. No. In Polish "cmok" means a kiss. The student changed a Polish noun into an English verb!!! 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. Yes. tbc |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 12, 2015 0:16:52 GMT 1
4. No. In Polish "cmok" means a kiss. The student changed a Polish noun into an English verb!!! The student should at least get credit for knowing how to change a noun into a verb in English! |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 18, 2015 1:19:54 GMT 1
4. No. In Polish "cmok" means a kiss. The student changed a Polish noun into an English verb!!! The student should at least get credit for knowing how to change a noun into a verb in English! No, no credits, it was pure accident. I don`t give credit for taking chances. Well, yes, sometimes. |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 18, 2015 1:21:10 GMT 1
8 I also don`t like the hedgehog of German..... 9. He was tired for the cream. 10. ...the knowest... 11. ...shave the beard.... 12. If I wasn`t a pool, I would ....... 13. I am gold I am studying here.... 14. ...deadhead house... 15 ..coach sweet... tbc 8., 9., 10. ...? 11. "shave the beard" makes sense to me 12....? 13. I am glad I am studying here 14. funeral home 15. ...? See? I'm out of practice!! 8. I also don`t like the language of German. 9. He was tried for the crime. 10. The most known. 11. ...show the board.... 12. If I wasn`t a Pole, I would..... 13. Yes! 14. Of course not. The student intended to say: detached house. 15. cough sweet |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 18, 2015 22:15:21 GMT 1
13. I am glad I am studying here 8. I also don`t like the language of German. 9. He was tried for the crime. 10. The most known. 11. ...show the board.... 12. If I wasn`t a Pole, I would..... 13. Yes! 14. Of course not. The student intended to say: detached house. 15. cough sweet I'm glad that I at least got number 13 right! By the way, is a "cough sweet" what we Americans call a "cough drop"?...something you take to ease your sore throat/stop you from coughing? I just never heard that phrase before. |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 18, 2015 22:24:32 GMT 1
By the way, is a "cough sweet" what we Americans call a "cough drop"?...something you take to ease your sore throat/stop you from coughing? I just never heard that phrase before. Yes! A throat lozenge (cough drop, troche, cachou, or cough sweet) |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 7, 2015 21:41:32 GMT 1
1 A bear of chocolate
2 A pinch of salad to the dish
3 Young food
4 Parrots have got a big dziób.
5 Custard is a kind of thick sweet sausage.
6 I am wearing a blue cask
7 I have got a pencil but I haven`t got a pan.
8 baby sister
9 It should be eaten by sticks
10 A peter can fly.
11 I walked on the pedestrian.
12 This bread is still. We can`t serve it to ghosts.
13 Schweik confirms them that he is a spy.
14 witch love
15 reconstruction of Medieval beetles.
16 native American nuns
17 We have been sealing antiques for many years.
18 My fly was very fast.
19 I want to learn a new curse.
20 with a brick for lunch.
21 Cut, cat, cateed.
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Post by jeanne on Nov 22, 2015 23:24:12 GMT 1
1 A bear of chocolate - A bar of chocolate 2 A pinch of salad to the dish - A pinch of salt to the dish 3 Young food - Chinese food 4 Parrots have got a big dziób. Parrots have got a big beak. (that was easy...I looked up the Polish word!) 5 Custard is a kind of thick sweet sausage. Custard is a kind of thick sweet sauce. 6 I am wearing a blue cask - I'm wearing a blue mask 7 I have got a pencil but I haven`t got a pan. - ....but I haven't got a pen. 8 baby sister - ? 9 It should be eaten by sticks - ...by forks? 10 A peter can fly. A pelican can fly. 11 I walked on the pedestrian. - I walked on the crosswalk. 12 This bread is still. We can`t serve it to ghosts. ...bread is stale....can't serve it to guests. 13 Schweik confirms them that he is a spy. - ? 14 witch love - ? 15 reconstruction of Medieval beetles. - ...Medieval battles 16 native American nuns - native American Indians 17 We have been sealing antiques for many years. - selling antiques 18 My fly was very fast. - my flight was very fast. 19 I want to learn a new curse. - ...a new course. 20 with a brick for lunch. - ? Read more: polandsite.proboards.com/post/new/178#ixzz3sGG1tzCt |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 5, 2015 0:02:08 GMT 1
1 A bear of chocolate - A bar of chocolate 2 A pinch of salad to the dish - A pinch of salt to the dish 3 Young food - Chinese food 4 Parrots have got a big dziób. Parrots have got a big beak. (that was easy...I looked up the Polish word!) 5 Custard is a kind of thick sweet sausage. Custard is a kind of thick sweet sauce. 6 I am wearing a blue cask - I'm wearing a blue mask 7 I have got a pencil but I haven`t got a pan. - ....but I haven't got a pen. 8 baby sister - ? 9 It should be eaten by sticks - ...by forks? 10 A peter can fly. A pelican can fly. 11 I walked on the pedestrian. - I walked on the crosswalk. 12 This bread is still. We can`t serve it to ghosts. ...bread is stale....can't serve it to guests. 13 Schweik confirms them that he is a spy. - ? 14 witch love - ? 15 reconstruction of Medieval beetles. - ...Medieval battles 16 native American nuns - native American Indians 17 We have been sealing antiques for many years. - selling antiques 18 My fly was very fast. - my flight was very fast. 19 I want to learn a new curse. - ...a new course. 20 with a brick for lunch. - ? Read more: polandsite.proboards.com/post/new/178#ixzz3sGG1tzCtYes for everything except 3 Young food - Chinese food JUNK FOOD! 8 baby sister - ? BABY SITTER! 9 It should be eaten by sticks - ...by forks? WITH CHOPPING STICKS! 10 A peter can fly. A pelican can fly. A PARROT... 13 Schweik confirms them that he is a spy. - ? SCHWEIK ADMITS TO THEM THAT HE ....... 14 witch love - ? WITH LOVE! 20 with a brick for lunch. - ? BREAK FOR LUNCH!!!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 5, 2015 0:10:40 GMT 1
New ones:
I send worm greetings
hairy dresses
I demand a bull refund
I tea dinner at 7 pm.
a small woollen house
When I was a student at a kindergarten
helping with w--res
It`s fifty to nine.
We don`t burn gas or coal or rope.
He`s a chef of a factory
Santa Vitus`s dance
The junk man thought he was going to work
Students don`t carry hairy schoolbags in schools
lovesweets
We are sleeping on the lake
I completed my love degree last year, I can start charging high fees.
amazing wives
I suggest you change your chiefs because they are not good enough.
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