crazy english language
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Did you find some inconsistencies in English language? Sounds funny, but it does!TRANSCRIPT
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