| Is The English Language A Funny Language? |
| Here's more to be tagged on......... Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why do women wear evening gowns to nightclubs? Shouldn't they be wearing night gowns? When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one? If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed? Do Roman paramedics refer to IVs as "4s"? Why is it that if someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure? When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny? "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called a racist? |
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