š¯•‹hree men, a Frenchman, an Italian, and a Mosotho, were sentenced to death. Their captors told them that they had the right to have a final meal before the execution. They asked the Frenchman what he wanted.
"Give me some good French wine and a traditional French stick," he said. So they gave them to him, and he ate. Then they executed him.
Next it was the Italian's turn. "Give me a big plate of pasta," said the Italian. So they brought it to him, he ate it, and they executed him.
Now it was the Mosotho's turn. "I want a basket of peaches and apricots," said the Mosotho.
"Peaches and apricots? They aren't in season!"
"So, I'll wait"
Adjectives of nationality can be tricky. There are "common" ones that end in -an, such as Armenian or Moroccan, then there are unusual ones like Mosotho or Swiss, and lastly those whose adjective ends in -sh or -ch or -tch, that particular sound, like Spanish or Dutch, whose adjectives of nationality are crazy:
› She's Spanish ↔ She's a Spaniard
› I'm Dutch ↔ I'm a Dutchman
› He's Swedish ↔ He's a Swede
› They're Finnish ↔ They're Finns
› I'm Sotho ↔ I'm a Mosotho
"Give me some good French wine and a traditional French stick," he said. So they gave them to him, and he ate. Then they executed him.
Next it was the Italian's turn. "Give me a big plate of pasta," said the Italian. So they brought it to him, he ate it, and they executed him.
Now it was the Mosotho's turn. "I want a basket of peaches and apricots," said the Mosotho.
"Peaches and apricots? They aren't in season!"
"So, I'll wait"
Adjectives of nationality can be tricky. There are "common" ones that end in -an, such as Armenian or Moroccan, then there are unusual ones like Mosotho or Swiss, and lastly those whose adjective ends in -sh or -ch or -tch, that particular sound, like Spanish or Dutch, whose adjectives of nationality are crazy:
› She's Spanish ↔ She's a Spaniard
› I'm Dutch ↔ I'm a Dutchman
› He's Swedish ↔ He's a Swede
› They're Finnish ↔ They're Finns
› I'm Sotho ↔ I'm a Mosotho
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