- Why night falls, but day breaks (and why they’re both so clumsy). ~me
- Why a butt dial and a booty call are two completely different things. ~allisoncollins (boredpanda.com)
- Why writers write and painters paint, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham. ~unknown
- Why parents always announce the birth of their new baby (“We just had a new baby!”). Do some people give birth to old babies? ~me
- Why go can mean anything: “So, I go (say), ‘I have to go (use the toilet) before I go (leave).'” ~me
- Why people always deal with “odds and ends” together, but never separately. ~me
- Why oversee means to watch carefully, but overlook means the opposite. ~me
- Why there are no young fogies. ~me
- If womb is pronounced “woom” and tomb is pronounced “toom,” shouldn’t bomb be pronounded “boom”? ~death-lines (boredpanda.com)
- If vegetarians eat vegetables, do humanitarians eat humans? ~me
- Words containing meow: “meowed,” “meowing,” “homeowner”* ~macleod (boredpanda.com)
*Cats, I suspect, are responsible for the spelling of this latter word.
Why there are no young fogies. ~meBelieve me, There are! More than you think!!
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I have a headache now. Thanks, bro. 😉
You’re welcome, sis. ;>)
I have stars in my eye as well as looking at stars in the sky. The men in white coats are asking me to go with them.
;>)
Just say no to men in white coats. 😁
You know, I tried that? I think they heard “go” ~ dunno…
Fun fact: “Oversee” and “overlook” may mean opposite things, but the word “oversight” can mean both things (the action of overseeing something, or an inadvertent failure to notice something).
You’re right, BoB!
I’m an obsessive collector of contranyms.
A little penicillin should clear that right up.
This is like a Dad-Joke cheat sheet!!
Exactly!
These made me smile!
Well, to be precise, bomb doesn’t say boom, but it goes boom. 😉
True, Gina, true (and there’s that word “go” again).
😂😂😂
Precisely!😉😉😊
Yeah, go figure…
I wonder about “new beginnings.” Has their ever been an old beginning?
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Are invalids invalid? Do you rake a lawn or are you a rake? You can punch a bag but you cannot bag a punch. Is it a round about or is it round about here?
All valid (as opposed to invalid) points, Norman.
(And why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?)
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I so agree
Thanks for the fun on a chilly and gloomy day!
Read some of these to my six-year-old a few minutes ago and she’s still meowing. ☺️ I’ve always wondered why “bomb” doesn’t have any p’s or other explosive sounds (neither does “war”). “Explosive” sounds much more … explosive to me.
Good point, Ginger. I mean, heck, bomb sounds downright soothing. “Aw, hard day, babe? Let me just rub a little bomb on you.”
It was good to read the “me’s” hadn’t thought of any of them . Thanks Mitch!
Welcome, Sandy!
You have to be careful about about day break – I once stubbed my toe on a day break and it hurt for weeks.
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Possibly what caused the nightfall, eh?
Thanks for making me lol. 😆
I thoroughly enjoyed these, Mitch! Lol! 😂🤣😆
Number 2 cracked me up!
All good ones. 😃 Never had thought of the “new baby” wording but yes, why the word new? 😂
Yep, a filler word if there ever was one.
And now I am not going to forget whenever I hear mention of a “new” baby. 😄
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Very clever and entertaining, Mitch. I really enjoyed reading these.
So glad you enjoyed it, Ellie.
The English language is such fun! Thanks for these examples, Mitch!
Hi Mitch,
Yes, and why do we park on a driveway drive on a parkway.-Gallager. Fun. Hope all is well.
Gary
Hey, Mitch, you good.
Now figure out what it means! 😁
https://capost2k.wordpress.com/2022/05/18/translator-for-visitors-to-kentucky/
;>) I live ten minutes away from Kentucky, C.A., so I’ve heard this more than a few times!
Brain actively wondering all these things. English is a hard language!