Found on the net somewhere....
Some English people can't understand why you find English difficult.
But if you ask them to explain something, they don't know how!
Here are some interesting questions to ask an English person to answer:
- If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
- If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
- Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
- Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Does he make you broke?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called the rush hour?
- If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?
- Why is it called a building when it is already built?
- If vegetarians eat vegetables, do humanitarians eat humans?
Why is abbreviation such a long word?
Fish & chips
The writer George Bernard Shaw asked the following question:
How do you pronounce the word ghoti?
The answer is fish!
To see why, pronounce:
gh as in enough (F)
o is in women (I)
ti as in nation (SH)
This proves how difficult English spelling is. But maybe it could be even worse ...
Just imagine - the favourite English word potato could be spelt gh-ough-bt-eigh-bt-eau:
gh as in hiccough (pronounced like P)
ough as in though (O)
bt as in debt (T)
eigh as in neighbour (A)
bt as in debt (T)
eau as in bureau (O)
The English Patient
Have you been feeling ill recently? This might be the reason ...
Medical statistics show that:
- The Japanese eat very little fat, and have fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
- But the French eat a lot of fat, and also have fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
Medical statistics also show that:
- The Japanese drink very little red wine, and have fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
- But the Italians drink large amounts of red wine, and also have fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
Conclusion:
Eat & drink what you like. It's speaking English that kills you!!!
2005-11-23 @ 22:35