Why English Is One of

the Most Difficult Languages to Learn…

We polish Polish furniture.

He could lead if he got the lead out.

A farm can produce produce.

The dump was so full, it had to refuse refuse.

The soldier decided to desert in the desert.

The present is a good time to present the present.

At the Army base, a bass was painted on a bass drum.

A dove dove into the bushes.

I didn’t object to the object.

The insurance for the invalid was invalid.

The bandage was wound around the wound.

There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

The two were too close to the door to close it.

The buck does funny things when does are present.

They sent a sewer down to stitch a tear in the sewer line.

To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

After a number of Novocain injections, my lips got number.

I shed a tear over a tear in my shirt.

I had to subject the subject to a number of tests.

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friends?

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt.

Did you Know?

California (CA, Calif. US-CA) One out of every 8 Americans lives in California. California was the first state to produce goods and services worth over a trillion dollars. In fact, if California was a country, it would be the seventh largest economy in the world.

San Francisco Bay is considered the world’s largest landlocked harbor.

It is estimated there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California annually.

California’s Proposition 215 (1996) was the first statewide medical marijuana initiative to pass in the USA.

California Motto: “Eureka” (I have found it)

California Nickname:  The Golden State

Capital City: Sacramento

State Area: 163,707 square miles

State Population: 36,756,666 (est. 2008)

Admission to Statehood: September 9, 1850, 31^st state

Major Industries: Agriculture, Oil, Mining, Movie Making, Entertainment, Tourism, Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Aerospace-defense

State Environments: Coast, Desert, Mountains

State Bird: California Valley Quail

State Tree:  Redwood – the Redwood is the tallest tree, growing up to 370 feet tall and living for over a thousand years. One redwood in California is 2,220 years old. The roods of this giant conifer are shallow, but spread sideways up to 250 feet from the trunk.

State Flower: California Poppy

State Mammal: Grizzly Bear

State Gem: Benitoite

State Song: “I Love You, California”

Elevation: Highest Point – Mount Whitney 14,495 feet
Lowest Point – Death Valley 282 ft below sea level, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere

Time Zone: Pacific UTC-8/-7

Average Rainfall: 17.28 inches