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Does It Sound A Bit Odd?

I am currently taking an intro. to linguistics course. What do you think about each of these sentences? Please answer truthfully. I'm looking for the real answer, not the "right" answer.
"Jason's mother left himself with nothing to eat."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Miriam is eager to talk to."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"This is the man who I took a picture of."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Colin made Jane a sandwich."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Is the dog sleeping the bone again?"
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Max cleaned up it."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Twenty horses are registered in the show."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"I desire you to leave."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"That you like liver surprises me."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"By signing a contract, you implicate that you read it."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Please give me other one spoon."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"This is a problem which I will not put up with."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"This is a problem with which I will not put up."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"This is a problem up with which I will not put."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Don't slouch! Sit up like a human!"
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"Mary ate a cookie, and James had a pie also."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"This quiz be real whacked-up."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"I know how hard it is to put food on your family."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"I think we should make the pie higher."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"He had to quickly get out of town."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"There's no place like home."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"I think that's quite enough for now."
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
"I this like how brainstem red smashing ukelele of or?"
I would write this sentence on an essay
I might say this, but I wouldn't write it on a paper
Someone might think this is OK, but not me
No sane speaker of English would ever say this
This poll was created on 2004-07-31 05:09:49 by aaronak