Comments on: Trying to learn English? Good luck

By: Eustace

Eustace — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 05:21:25 +0000

“ghoti” would be pronounced as fishy

By: Lowmeadow

Lowmeadow — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:38:34 +0000

fooshe (?)

By: David

David — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:07:23 +0000

If you pronounce “gh” as in “enough”, “o” as in “women”, and “ti” as in “motion”, how is “ghoti” pronounced?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:26:00 +0000

If a singer needs to run to the store and has lost his key, what on earth does he ask his wife for? Oh honey, wheres my key? Oh, between barotone and soprano dear.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:47:00 +0000

if a crime fighter fights crime, and a fire fighter fights fire, what does a freedom fighter fight?

By: John

John — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:45:38 +0000

My colleague told me about this site. I got a good laugh from your reasons above. I would like to add the following question: How can slow up and slow down have the same meaning?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:31:18 +0000

I like your fun ideas and examples as to why English is so hard to learn and have something to add. 1. Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? 2. Also, why is dyslexic so hard to spell?

As an English instructor, I get these kind of questions everyday and it can make for a lot of discussion. Keep up the good work.

By: rod

rod — Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:37:10 +0000

great What about (in english) “Though mr Troughton thought through the plan enough the plough went through the water trough.?”

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 13:14:49 +0000

Why is it that we ship cargo but transfer shipping with cars

if con- is the opposite of pro- then is congress the opposite of progress?

By: Travis Winfrey

Travis Winfrey — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:29:45 +0000

Also, as George Carlin pointed out, you drive on a parkway, but park on a driveway.