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Poland in photo riddles - part 3


Feniks - | 211
27 Apr 2024 #211
humans perpetuate the same horrid things endlessly.

Yes. We will end up destroying ourselves because we have learnt nothing from history.

by major I mean a really serious one!!!

I can't see anything that major.

There should be a 'z' instead of the 'c' after the 'r in wieprzowina.

Vegetables is spelt incorrectly.

I presume 'Letis' is to show pronunciation of lettuce.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
27 Apr 2024 #212
We will end up destroying ourselves

Hey, your pessimism throws me down into the dumps even further now! Why are you doing it to me????? :):)

should be a 'z' instead of the 'c' after the 'r in

No, it is z interconnected with r.
Besides, if it was c, it still wouldn`t be major. :):):)

I presume 'Letis' is to show pronunciation of lettuce.

Of course. It is called the phonetic transcript. :):):)

Vegetables is spelt incorrectly.

No, it isn`t. Look closer - the mistake has been corrected. :):)

Wow! My riddle is hard. :):):)

PS. Hint - a major mistake means the one which changes the meaning of the word. :):):)
Miloslaw 19 | 5,071
27 Apr 2024 #213
We will end up destroying ourselves because we have learnt nothing from history.

Sadly, quite possibly true..... but what do you learn from history?
Stand up and fight or stand down and be subjucated?
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
27 Apr 2024 #214
subjucated

Subjugated. What is your British-based education???? Let me guess - primary school! hahahaha
Alien 21 | 5,240
27 Apr 2024 #215
changes the meaning of the word.

veer/beer 🤔
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
27 Apr 2024 #216
veer/beer

You are close...... Think harder... :):):)
Feniks - | 211
27 Apr 2024 #217
Why are you doing it to me?

You're just lucky I guess :)

it is z interconnected with r.

Yes. I forgot it's a digraph.

Think harder...

That could be interpreted as leer rather than beer.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
27 Apr 2024 #218
leer rather than beer.

You are even closer than Alien.
Still, think harder...... :):):) Warm warm major mistake change of meaning warm warmer and .....
Feniks - | 211
27 Apr 2024 #219
Are we still talking about the word beer? At a push I can also see rice/mice.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
27 Apr 2024 #220
Are we still talking about the word beer?

Yes,we are.
Except it is not beer. :):):)

Hint: Do you know British political correctness?? Yes, you do. Think about Polish one for a while. :):):)
Feniks - | 211
28 Apr 2024 #221
I'm stumped. You can only replace the 'b' in beer with the letters d, j, p, s, if it's not veer or leer.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #222
You can only replace the 'b' in beer

Do not focus on b so much. Try other letters. I said there is a clear spelling mistake, while you concentrate on carelessly written letters.

And think of PC all the time!!!!

if it's not veer or leer.

And think of foods all the time, too!
mafketis 37 | 11,029
28 Apr 2024 #223
from the black/greenboard???

I see:

"lettuce * |letis|

pork - wierprzowina

beer

potatoes

rice

vegatables" (though you say it's now vegetables)

hmmm since when is 'beer' food? especially in elementary school?

maybe the word was bean?
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #224
I see:

Maf, don`t believe your eyes now!!! Use your intuition!

hmmm since when is 'beer' food? especially in elementary school?

Twice exactly!!!

Now, what is the spelling mistake which altered the meaning completely ???

Guys and guyesses, I must admit I am flabbergasted you still can`t guess it after so many clues and being so close as you already are. The easiest riddles are the most difficult it seems. :):):)
jon357 74 | 22,342
28 Apr 2024 #225
spelling mistake

The phonetics are very wrong. Should be /ˈlɛtɪs/ although schwa is also acceptable for the second vowel albeit rare.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #226
The phonetics

This is primary aka elementary school, not university. :):):):)
Atch 21 | 4,162
28 Apr 2024 #227
The phonetics are very wrong.

That's what I thought too. 'Letis' is very wrong indeed - especially for a Polish learner of English. Letys would be nearer the mark.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #228
Amasing! Native speakers have difficulty in solving a basic language riddle. ):):)
Atch 21 | 4,162
28 Apr 2024 #229
The imperfectly formed letters in the child's handwriting leave a margin for doubt eg. rice could be read as vice, but I don't see anything that conclusively proves the child made an error in transcription. Pray enlighten us.
jon357 74 | 22,342
28 Apr 2024 #230
This is primary aka elementary school,

We learnt the phonetic alpahbet (or a version of it) in the first year of primary school, aged 4/5.

Letys

That's how I'd do it for a Polish learner.

Leer is of course a word, and that's the only mistake in English, apart from in vegetables and it looks like they've corrected it. In any case, b can be written with an open loop and that would bre consistent with the way the kid writes p. Old-fashioned though. And wieprzowina is clumsily written but fine for a primary age kid.

I don't see anything major.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #231
I don't see anything

Amasing!!! You type leer yourself and still can`t see the mistake???

he child's handwriting leave a margin for doubt

No margin in case of our clear mistake.

I don't see anything

Yes, I can see that. Lazy Sunday afternooner, you've got no mind to worry
You close your eyes and drift away-a hahahaha

enlighten us.

Not yet. It is too easy to provide the answer so quickly.


jon357 74 | 22,342
28 Apr 2024 #232
leer yourself and still can`t see the mistake?

Could read leer or equally beer which would be consistent with the poor and outdated style of handwriting.
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #233
Could read leer or equally beer

Beer is out of question in primary school while leer is a mistake.
Come on, guys and gyesses, guess it at last coz I am experiencing a huge trauma now. :(:(:(:(
mafketis 37 | 11,029
28 Apr 2024 #234
is it supposed to be leek?
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #235
supposed to be leek?

At last!!!! yes, it was supposed to be leek!!! The primary school textbook promotes a healthy diet .:):):)
Alien 21 | 5,240
28 Apr 2024 #236
yes, it was supposed

How can you replace leek with beer? This is the real riddle?
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #237
beer

It wasn`t beer - political correctness or simply the law prohibit promoting alcohol to youngsters. It was incorrectly spelled leer. Most guessers saw it but couldn`t catch on that leek.
mafketis 37 | 11,029
28 Apr 2024 #238
It was incorrectly spelled leer.

The way the student connected the l and e looked more like 'be' in vegetables than the le in lettuce....
OP pawian 224 | 24,699
28 Apr 2024 #239
Thank you for your persistence. :):):)

Another riddle. Where is a mistake in the shown vocabulary?



mafketis 37 | 11,029
28 Apr 2024 #240
Where is a mistake in the shown vocabulary?

I would take issue with some of the pronunciations.... (where's the h in whale?) p

when speaking of a canine I would not normally say "poor dog!" but rather "poor doggie!" For me "poor dog" would more be about an unfortunate man (especially one whose dog-like behavior has caught up with him...)

Maybe it should be "Away from class" or "Outside the classroom" "Outside of class" rather than "Out of class" (skończyła się (komuś) klasa)


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