crazy english language

What a crazy English language…

Adapted from Richard Lederer Graphic slides by MICHAEL M. MAGBANUA

There is no

egg in

eggplant!

…nor ham in

hamburger!

…neither pine or apple in

pineapple!

…English muffins

were not invented

in England.

…nor frenchfries

in France.

… sweetmeats

are candies

… while sweetbreads which are not breads nor

sweets are meats

… quicksand can work slowly

… a boxing ring is not a ring!

A guinea pig is not a pig nor from Guinea !

Why do we say–”Writers write”?

But fingers don’t fing?

Grocers don’t

groce?

Hammers don’t

ham?

If the plural of

tooth is “teeth”… :

Why can’t it

be “beeth” for

booth?

one goose...

two geese!

one moose...

two meese???

one index…

two indices!

Is cheese the plural

of choose?

one mouse…

but why can’t for one

house, two hice???

two mice!

If teachers teach…

Why can’t preachers praught?

If vegetarians eat vegetables,

what does a humanitarian eat?

recite in a play…

and play in a recital…

Ship cargo by trucks…

but send cargo by ship!

have noses that

run… but feet

that smell!

Park on driveways…

and then drive on parkways…

When the house burns up, it

burns down!

You fill-in a form by filling it out!

When the stars are out, they are

visible, but when the lights are out ,

they are invisible!

The Crazy The Crazy

It’s a crazy…

Adapted from Richard Lederer. Graphic slides by MICHAEL M. MAGBANUA