English is a funny language. No wonder it is so difficult and tricky to learn. Take, for example, the following, which come from: http://www.geocities.com
There is no "ham" in a hamburger
There is no "egg" in an eggplant
There is no "sand" in a sandwich
There is no "pine" or "pine" in a pineapple
Why are boxing rings "square"?
Why do writers write, but fingers don't fing, and hammers don't ham?
If the plural of tooth is "teeth", why isn't the plural of booth "beeth"?
One mouse; two mice. One house; two houses One moose; two moose One fox; two foxes
How can a "slim chance" and a "fat chance" be the same? while a "wise man" and a "wise guy" are just the opposite?
When the stars are out, they are "visible". But when the lights are out, they are "invisible".
How can the weather be "hot as hell" one day, and "cold as hell" the next?
Why is "overlook" the opposite of "oversee"?
Why do we have noses that "run" and feet that "smell"?
Why do we park on driveways, but drive on parkways?
If you "wrote a letter" then why didn't you "bote your tongue"?
Where are all the people who ARE "spring chickens"?
Who WOULD actually "hurt a fly"?
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You get the picture. So how many of these things can you come up with?
Rod P.