Is there anything stranger than our English language?? Consider these:

• Why is “abbreviated” is such a long word?
• Why is “phonics” not spelled the way it sounds?
• Why do “overlook” and “oversee” mean opposite things?
• Why does “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?
• Why does “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
• Why do “tug” boats push their barges?
• Why is it called “after dark” when it really is “after light”?
• Doesn’t “expecting the unexpected” make the unexpected expected?
• Why are a “wise man” and a “wise guy” opposites?
• Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
• Why are they called “stands” when they are made for sitting?
• Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway ?
• Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

And here’s a couple of questions to chew on…
Q – If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
Q – If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

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