While doing some search, I came across a lot of words that could confuse the already confused. Here they go...
A very famous line goes - There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple; English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France.
While looking for more of such muddles, I came across this (The person who originally thought of these was definitely perplexed by the language!)
If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth?
One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?
One index, 2 indices?
One can make amends but not one amend?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
People recite at a play and play at a recital; Ship by truck and send cargo by ship...
We drive on a parkway and park on a driveway
Have noses that run and feet that smell.!
A house can burn up as it burns down, you fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm goes off by going on.!
The list is endless of the ideas that a word can present. Unless one is thoroughly aware of the different interpretations, you would end up in the wrong place - Quite Literally.!!
English, was invented by Humans, and as they say - To err is Human.!
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Some words have different meanings, And yet they're spelt
the same.
A cricket is an insect, To play it--it's a game.
On every hand, in every land, It's thoroughly agreed,
The English language to explain, is very hard indeed.
Some people say that you're dear, Yet dear is far from
cheap.
A jumper is a thing you wear, Yet a jumper has to leap.
It's very clear, it's very queer, And pray who is to blame
For different meanings to some words Pronounced and spelt
the same?
A little journey is a trip,
A trip is when you fall.
It doesn't mean you have to dance
Whene'er mean you hold a ball.
Now here's a thing
that puzzles me:
Musicians of good taste Will very often from a band- I've
one around my waist!
Or spin a yarn may be- Yet every spin's different spin,
You spin a top, go for a spin, As you can plainly see
Now here's a most
peculiar thing, 'Twas told me as a joke-
A dumb man wouldn't speak a word, Yet seized a wheel and
spoke.
A door may often be ajar, But give the door a slam,
And then your nerves receive a jar- And then there's jars of
jam.
You've heard, of course, of traffic jams,
And jams you give your thumbs.
And adders, too, one is a snake,
The other adds up sums.
It's a nickname (impolite),
A policeman is a copper,
Yet a copper in the kitchen
Is an article you light.
On every hand, in every land, It's thoroughly agreed-
The English language to explain Is very hard indeed!
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