Funny things you get in English textbooks

Michael Swan (APAC Convention, day 1) gave us some examples of stupid sentences that we teach in our classrooms:

The oxen are treading on my feet” (Els bous em trepitgen els peus)

Has your grandmother got any grandchildren?” “No, she ______” (La teva àvia té cap net? No, no en _____.)

Those people have no teeth” (Aquella gent no té dents).

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