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Funny quotes or 'pearls' from Greek students in exams over the time

  For anyone who does not understand my previous question on the students 'goofs' i m showing you here a few more examples from texts that we are calling them as 'pearls' BY reding them i hope that you will laugh with them Id you car able please identify the correct umbrella form  The capital of Ceylon is Lipton Ti .  [Colombo is the correct just a malapropism  ] The capital of Cyprus is Byelorussia [Nicosia is correct totaly incoherent reply  ] The Ten Commandments were written by Sinai and delivered to Moses in Plaka [Place in Athens]. They were all made of stone, but very clear .( a helter skelter text of abbiguous menings ) Greek ancient history: When Odysseus returned to Ithaca, he found the twenty fans [turbines!!] while Penelope was operating them at full capacity.   Penelope was  intruded by 20 attendees to marry her becuse anyone though Ulisses was dead Osyssus retuned home killed them all - a n extreme malapropism  using topt...