American English Language Oddities

4.33 Stars | 3 ratings

Your house burns up as it burns down.

4.00 Stars | 3 ratings

There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.

3.50 Stars | 4 ratings

English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France

4 reviews

3.40 Stars | 5 ratings

The tough coughs as he ploughs the dough

5.00 Stars | 1 ratings

After a number of injections my jaw got number.

3.50 Stars | 2 ratings

Because she was impregnable, she was impregnable.

3.50 Stars | 2 ratings

What started as a sanguine meeting turned into a sanguine shambles after the guards fired into the crowd.

3.33 Stars | 3 ratings

He was fed up of just eating date(s) with his date.

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

How is it that 'not pertinent' and 'impertinent' don't mean the same? (thanks m. a. duron)

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

In spite of vigorous oversight, the financial loss was an oversight.

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

Joe thought his boss would sanction the activity; instead, Joe was severely sanctioned.

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

Things are going downhill, it will be an uphill battle to correct the situation.

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

2.67 Stars | 3 ratings

To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

2.67 Stars | 3 ratings

The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

You fill in a form by filling it out.

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

He could lead if he would get the lead out.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

He was cold and tired. He started to buckle as he tried to buckle his coat.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

I did not object to the object.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The bandage was wound around the wound.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The buck does funny things when the does are present.

3.00 Stars | 3 ratings

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

They were too close to the door to close it.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

While chained, he tried to bolt, but the bolt restrained him.

3.00 Stars | 1 ratings

We must polish the Polish furniture.

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

2.00 Stars | 2 ratings

Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

2.00 Stars | 1 ratings

After they trimmed the Christmas Tree, they trimmed it with the lights.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

An alarm goes off by going on.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

Because he suffered from a handicap, he received a handicap.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

Because his ride left, he was left.

1.00 Stars | 2 ratings

had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

He dusted for fingerprints and then had to dust.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

In order to save the village we had to destroy it.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The farm was used to produce produce.