I love this - you couldn't do this with French, where words have a much more strict order that English. I find it an elegant demonstration of the power of English.
The English Game: Place the word 'only' anywhere in this sentence:
"She told him that she loved him."
That is awesome. I'm so glad you are blogging again!
ReplyDeleteToday a guy with a German accent asked for, a weak cup of tea. He caught it, laughed and changed it to, a cup of weak tea. We joked about it.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it takes non native speakers to teach us correct grammar.
Don't know about German but English is less rigid than French.