After Talking About 'up'

[excelsior-1]

some more interesting english language - - - -


the bandage was wound around the wound

the farm was used to produce produce

the dump was so full that it had to refuse any more refuse

i must polish the polish furniture

the soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert

since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present

there was a picture of a bass on the bass drum

when shot at, the dove dove into the bushes

i did not object to the object

the insurance was invalid for the invalid

they were too close to the door to close it

i had to subject the subject to some tests

[Psybbo]

He means he hasn't got the means to pay

[Psybbo]

Why, thank you Excel, you have excelled yourself today x

[Hopkirk]

Not quite the same, but this is silly:

Loughborough to Edinburgh

[excelsior-1]

i sat on my suite to eat my sweet

[Tilly2]

nouns and verbs.

[Tilly2]

.......some of them! Some are adjectives.

[jeffa]

This is so common in English that it is, to all intents and purposes, a rule.

When a disyllabic word is used as a noun or an adjective, the first syllable is stressed but, when used as a verb, the second syllable is stressed.

We wanted to transport (V) the transport (N) to the transport (A) cafe.