10th Sept 2011 The Quirky English

Quirky Words - Funny Logic:

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger.

Have you noticed that there is neither apple nor pine in pineapple.

A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And there are no hogs in Hogmanay.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?

You cannot buy boots in Boots nor virgins in Virgin. You cannot buy threshers in Threshers and the Superdrug chain is a big disappointment.

Quicksand only works slowly

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth?

One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Quirky phrases - Informative and amusing:

• Arabic numerals originated in India.
• Tin cans and tin foil are constructed from aluminum, not tin.
• Danish pastries were invented in Austria.
• Dry cleaning uses a fluid called naphtha.
• Pencil lead - pencils use graphite and not lead.
• The Koala bear is a marsupial and not a bear.
• Panama hats originate from Ecuador, not Panama.
• The word Asteroid means 'star-like' and they are small planets.
• The Turkey is native, to America and is named for its resemblance to a bird native to Africa.
• The Peanut is a legume, [I.e. fruit/vegetable] not a nut.
• The People's Democratic Republic of Korea. (Think about it; particularly if you live there)
• Madison Square Garden, USA is not square, nor is it currently a garden.

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