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Puzzling Things About The English Language

rachaelfuchsberger

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since 2007-02-21

Posts 609
Las Vegas, NV

0 posted 2007-02-25 02:17 PM

Ever wonder why we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

More oddities to come later.

Rachael

Essorant
Member Elite

since 2002-08-10

Posts 4769
Regina, Saskatchewan; Canada

1 posted 2007-02-27 12:32 PM

"We"

Not I! I don't park or drive.

ChristianSpeaks
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since 2006-05-18

Posts 396
Iowa, USA

2 posted 2007-02-27 01:15 PM

It's the same as calling something moved by vehicle a shipment and that which is transported by ship cargo.

Next we will persue the anti-intuative title of much used operating software - Microsoft Works?

cs

rachaelfuchsberger

Senior Member

since 2007-02-21

Posts 609
Las Vegas, NV

3 posted 2007-02-27 03:59 PM

Then there's Onomatopoeia, which means that a word sounds like what it is, i.e. BOOM!, and yet onomatopoeia doesn't sound much like anything at all.

Rachael

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