Tag Archives: English

You Might Be From New York If…

You say “the city” and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. The subway makes sense to you, and the subway should never be called … Continue reading

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Native Speech

A few years ago, I decided to visit my brother who was stationed in Germany. I assumed that most Germans would speak English. But I found that many people spoke only their native tongue – including the ticket inspector on … Continue reading

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Play on Words

A bicycle can’t stand alone because it is two-tired. What’s the definition of a will? It’s a dead giveaway. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. A backward poet writes in verse. In democracy it’s your vote … Continue reading

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Ode to a Spell Checker

I halve a spelling checker, It came with my pea see. It plainly marks four my revue Mistakes I dew knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am wrong … Continue reading

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A story of dry ice

I’ve got about 50 lb of dry ice if you need some. There’s just gotta be a story behind this. 😉 Knock knock! Who’s there? Snow. Snow who? Snow power here. Need some dry ice? My kingdom for a hunk … Continue reading

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Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn

The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the … Continue reading

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Where the “R’s” Are

The quantity of consonants in the English language is constant. If omitted in one place, they turn up in another. When a As per the studies, over half the cases of infertility are seen mainly due to dysfunction of body … Continue reading

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