I was reading an article at The CYBER NAg about how some english phrases make a perfect sense – to indians.. When I happened to remember I had a few of those collected where english behaves like a funny language .. here are few of those
English is a crazy language, same words have different Pronunciations and meanings here are a few 🙂
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce .
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present .
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
Have a great weekend .. Have you got any funnies like these 🙂
Me and My Random Thoughts 
Yes, rightly pointed. English language does have so many words that have similar spelling however mean different. Nice post 🙂
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Thank you so much, Glad you enjoyed the post
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lol!!! So true–English language is super crazy. It is so funny how the pronunciations are different based on if it is a noun or verb!!! Your examples are hilarious. Here is one from me: please please yourself:) hahaha
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Hey, Thank you so much. I like that tooo .. please please yourself , this is added to the next list tooo 🙂
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Yes, it is funny at times. I wonder why they can’t replace these homophones, homonyms and homographs with new words.
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he he he that will be a big change and we will need studying all over again 🙂
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Very funny collection you have shared!! And very interesting too!! 😀
Found this too… The insurance was invalid for the invalid!! 😀
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I like that will put it up in part two.
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sure eng is a crazy language..but what power it has boss..26 letters have captured the world….salute the language..
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Thank you ramesh bhai. indeed 26 letter have captured the whole world so TRUE
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Definitely.. English is a funny language.
I did have some such jokes on my blogspot sidebar..
🙂
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hmmmm well maybe you shud have added them here for all of us to enjoy toooo
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I don’t have them anymore, or I would have added them here… The only one I could recall is, How does a day cream know that it is day, and the night cream know that it is night???
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hmmmmmmmmmm good one .. I wonder how it finds out
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oh yes, we cant get enough of the language jokes!
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No we cant but then its good to laugh tooo 🙂
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That’s why I think English is so fascinating and funny! 🙂
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Pixie yesssssssss it is indeed funny
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🙂 ha ha ha.. very funny 🙂
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Thank you so much …..
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Nice post:) I am beginning to realize how funny English is after starting to teach three letter words to my kiddo…I say P-u-t – Put and then H-u-t is Hut. How do I explain that? And we say G makes Ga sound but Giraffe starts with G and not J. So when I ask him, mama’s name starts with? and he says G…Now why would not a kid get confused…Its a DAMN funny language 😀
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he he he 🙂 I bet its funny explaining too, I would myself burst out laughing if i had to explain . he he he 🙂
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ha ha ha these are funny 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Englees is a very phuunny language 🙂
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🙂 ainglis is funny 🙂
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And you are a very funny man 🙂
Very funny list…
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Thank you so much, glad you found it funny I guess laughing is the best medicine 🙂
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6 & 7 bherry phunny 🙂
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Thank you Scribby
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The dessert wala sentence almost sounds like that tongue twister – She sells sea shells on the sea shore 🙂 English is indeed a very phunny language 😀
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🙂 It does , and that she sells sea shells , oh boy we tried so hard to speak it out fast
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The list could go on and on…
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It would , if you help me out here little bit
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english is a funny language..thats really true..once of my french friend was learning it and he said…OMG..go went gone..I will go mad learning it:)
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he he he go went gone 🙂 i like that
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Oh yes, English is a funny language, no two thoughts on that. 🙂 Good Collection 😀
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🙂 THank you Jyothi.
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😀 😀 😀 😀
Nice collection there and yep bhat a phunny langaugewa!
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bery bery phunny haigi ji 🙂
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ha ha 😀 I am discovering all this in more detail when I teach my son these days… I would say watch Tv and watch on wrist???? (and all these question marks exists in his eyes) How can I explain that now
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he he he 🙂 I am sure you are having fun doing that tooo.. I like that Watch and Watch 🙂
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But then it is a verb and noun clash 🙂 right?
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I have no idea , I am not that Good 🙂 what is a verb or a noun ? 🙂
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lol…finally after a long time u made me laugh in ENGLISH…nice one… 😛 😛 😛
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Thank you paaji, glad I could do that .. How are you doing
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I’m doing good…hws u…???
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Tell me about those. The kid asked me the craziest of questions and oftehn I tto wonder why. Like I taught him phonics. So K is ka but then cat is also produced kat. I find teaching regional languages/ Hindi is much easier as grammar is more refined.
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he he he wait till it reaches CUT-BUT-PUT-BUS 🙂 he he he he
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hahaha!!! that was really good!
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🙂 Thank you .. glad you had a laugh
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lol…loved the list..English can be funny and extremely slippery for learners trying to get a grip on the language
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Yep, English is that way, a confounding language :).
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Thank you Rachna.. very veyr confounding
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Thank you so much , i know , I remember school time i had so much trouble
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Hello.
Haha! Even after 10 years of being married to my British wife, there are still some things she says that just leave me clueless! Nice one Bikramjit! Thanks for sharing.
Thoughts Of Beauty In The Stillness Of Dawn…
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🙂 so what did you have for your TEA then 🙂 I live here and I am clueless sometimes myself
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These terms are also tongue twisters! I think all languages might have their own confusing terms like that. Wonder why I didn’t receive this post update by mail?
Destination Infinity
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🙂 Thank you D.I. hmmm I dont know sir why you are not getting the updates
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Reminds me of A.B film dialogue…English is a phunny language….I think since the current one is a refined version of latin, german and french words and old english it become a bhelpuri of sorts.
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YEah i guess thats the first reaction always. yeah and plus indians took over it tooo he he he
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hahaa…hilarious 🙂
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Irfan paaji thank you so much .. how are you doing .. aur sir ji anniversary mana li aur mujhe invite nahin kiya 🙂 but then thinking of it why would you invite a kebab main haddi he he he he he:)
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Is this the first part of a series? I love the Bikramisms and the questions you put to the readers. And hey, thanks for the link back. 🙂
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THank you mam, I am glad you came over to read them .. You are always welcome , well I had to link back as got too the idea from your post ..
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🙂 pretty nifty list, Rachna. We should do a list on Bushisms (sayings of dear George Dubya).. He’s gone where no man has gone before. As a wag once said, “never make fun of a guy with broken english. it means he knows another language” (except of course in the case of Dubya)
ps: seconding Zephyr’s request for a series..
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@Srini chandran :- welcome here and thank you for visiting. I like that line .. never make fun of a guy with broken english as it means he knows another language very true sir.. Well said and a series , I have a few for part 2 and thats about it .. will put it up soon
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Nice one Paaji – let’s take this one step further, even Punjabi is a funny language. Once while travelling on the train with friends, we joked about how we rhymed words, old skool style, so here goes.
“Chaa Shaa, Demand Shand, Car Cur, Diamond Dumand, Video Shideo, Floor Flur, Roti Shoti, Kebab Shaab, Light Loot, Namber Number…”
I am sure there are more…
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he he he haanji , but its funny still . ithe-uthe .. Kam-sham, number-shamber, kukkad-shukkad, 🙂
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As Dharmendra in ‘Chupke chupke ‘ says, English is a phunny language!
Good collection. Had a good laugh, Bikram, thank you!
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🙂 Thank you sandhya bhen , How are you doing ..
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Hahahaha!!
English is a funny language… and so are you! 😀
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Hey deeps thank you so much 🙂
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English is funny language
nice collection
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Indeed SM it is a funny language
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very good ones
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thank you sir , glad you liked them
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Nicely done Bikram and yes the English language
can be a real minefield at times but instead of me
offering another example I thought that you might
like to try out this tongue twister? 🙂
Now read it to yourself first
and then say it as fast as you can…
One Smart Fellah, He Felt Smart
Two Smart Fellah’s, They Felt Smart
Three Smart Fellah’s, They Felt Smart
They All Felt Smart Together…
Now have a go and let me know how
you get on with this one okay? 🙂 😉 lmao
Androgoth
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🙂 Indeed I am still trying to get over what it is he he he 🙂 I will use it in part 2 .. will see how others get on with it tooo 🙂
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good one…great collection
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Thank you so much, glad you liked them
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i remember the scene from the movie Namak haram or halal whatver it was , tht one of big B saying “english is a very PHanny language” 😀
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🙂 it was namak halaal he he he indeed thats the first thing that comes into mind, Thank you so much and welcome here ..
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..its phunny!
lol… we can talk english ,walk english ..we can leave angrez behind 🙂
nice collection thou! tc
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oh yes we can , cant we 🙂 reminded me of Amitabh’s dialogue
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ya, true.. ” read ” is another word, which is again read, with differed pronunciation while reading the book. i always get annoyed explaining the difference to kids while teaching them..
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🙂 I dont think I could teach english at all ever to anyone
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All the more reason why I love it 😛
and the pronounciations – put/but/cut and all that cliche 😛
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🙂 yeah I know .. and BUS tooo
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Lol! Yea English sure is a funny language. 😛
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Very very funny indeed 🙂
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haha, you know what I made a fool of myself in class 4, trying to impress my english teacher.
I wanted to tell her how hard I had worked on my essay. I ended up saying:
‘Mam, I hardly worked on this essay’ :-))
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🙂 ooops nice one he he he
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This reminds me of Chupke Chupke, where Dharmender goes ” to too hota hai, aur do doo hota hai par go goo nahi hota” English is one hilarious language. It has several rules but it will happily break its own rules. 🙂
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he he he yeah I rememebr that .. I know but then rules are meant to be broken 🙂
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So true!
I remember reading once how english is crazy when it comes to fruit names too, a pineapple has nothing to do with pine or apples
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Welcome here and thank you for visiting ..
he he he he I like that Pineapple I never thought of it .. i will use that too in the next post sometime
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good ones!
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Thank you so much.
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Indeed, its a funny language. A language that was invented in a hurry. Thank you for this post.
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Welcome here to this blog, thank you for visiting ..
but then this language rules the world now and is spoken everywhere ..
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Aha you have collected SOME gems.
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Thank you so much and welcome to this blog.. DO keep visiting 🙂
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That was a great post to read first thing in the morning. Help me start the day with a smile. Great collection of funny little crazies. 😉
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WOW yayyyyyyyyyyy now that made my day tooo 🙂 thank you sir
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Hahaha…so nicely collected and that too with well meanings. I just recollected something my son said couple of months back. He had a spelling bee contest at school and he said, he lost it because he didn’t ask for the sentence. The word was ‘knew’ and he assumed it was new. 🙂
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🙂 Thank you. knew – new he he he I like that one tooo easy spelling for that new .. 🙂 n e w
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Oh,yes.English sure is funny.We,Indians have actually made it funnier .
does anyone remember Amitabh Bachachan dialogue of Namak Halal?
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Yes sir i remember that dialogue it was funny toooo he he he he 🙂
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i got a e-mail today.. which fitted this topic.. so posting it..
In an African Safari, a Lion suddenly bounced on Santa’s wife.
WIFE: Shoot him! Shoot him!
SANTA: Yes, Yes. I’m changing the battery of my camera..
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Husband was throwing knives on wife’s picture.
All were missing the target!
Suddenly he received call from her “Hi, what are you doing?”
His honest reply, “MISSING YOU”
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“Hi, what r u doing Darling?”
Wife: I’m dying..!
Husband jumps with joy but types “Sweet Heart, how can I live without U?”
Wife: “U idiot! I’m dying my hair..”
Husband: “…………….Bloody English Language!
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA .. now that was ideal Santa singh having fun .. loved all the jokes .. bloody english indeed 🙂
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hahaha very funny! but English is not the only one, 2 other languages I know of also have something like this 😉
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THank you os much 🙂 what are those languages
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Indonesian and Japanese 🙂
in Indonesia Bisa = snake’s poison and can. So if you say that snake’s poison can kill you become Bisa ular itu Bisa membunuhmu 😉
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English is funny and sooo confusing too….
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It indeed is Tan, Thank you
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Enjoyed these lines. You know, English is indeed a very funny language. It is the only language where your nose runs and your feet smells :-)\
Ashwini
http://ash-aqua-girl.blogspot.in/
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🙂 he he he I liked that nose is running and feet smells …
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I feel scared commenting.. how do u manage to get your posts so hugely popular!! 😀 😀
Good one 🙂
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It’s only popular because good people like you come and read it sir..
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i feel happy saying this that this is the first time i pressed the follow button just by reading a single post on the blog!! You’ve done some great work..
And we share the same theme 😀
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WOW, I ma blessed and lucky then 🙂 thank you sir.
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[…] Continuing from Part 1 […]
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Hilarious!
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Howlarious. And it becomes a riot when you share it with a class… I do this each year, with a new batch. The only problem is their understanding of how the meanings and pronunciations differ 😀
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