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American English Language oddities  (By GenghisTheHun (168) on 08/09/2005)

English is a colorful language because it takes its origin from both Germanic and Latin roots. The same word may have opposite meanings because of the source of the meaning. Please rate and suggest your own. 5 = best
 
 
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How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? (1)  4.33 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Your house burns up as it burns down. (1)  4.00 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
How is it that 'not pertinent' and 'impertinent' don't mean the same? (thanks m. a. duron) (1)  4.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Nothing rhymes with orange (thanks HistoryFan) (5)  3.83 (6)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
After a number of injections my jaw got number. (1)  3.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Because she was impregnable, she was impregnable. (1)  3.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
What started as a sanguine meeting turned into a sanguine shambles after the guards fired into the crowd. (1)  3.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France (3)  3.25 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. (1)  3.00 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
He was fed up of just eating date(s) with his date. (0)  3.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In spite of vigorous oversight, the financial loss was an oversight. (1)  3.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Joe thought his boss would sanction the activity; instead, Joe was severely sanctioned. (1)  3.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Things are going downhill, it will be an uphill battle to correct the situation. (1)  3.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
He could lead if he would get the lead out. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
He was cold and tired. He started to buckle as he tried to buckle his coat. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
I did not object to the object. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The bandage was wound around the wound. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The buck does funny things when the does are present. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The wind was too strong to wind the sail. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
They were too close to the door to close it. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
While chained, he tried to bolt, but the bolt restrained him. (0)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. (1)  2.67 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. (0)  2.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. (0)  2.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. (0)  2.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. (0)  2.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
You fill in a form by filling it out. (1)  2.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. (0)  2.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
We must polish the Polish furniture. (0)  2.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. (1)  1.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Because his ride left, he was left. (0)  1.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
After they trimmed the Christmas Tree, they trimmed it with the lights. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
An alarm goes off by going on. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Because he suffered from a handicap, he received a handicap. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
had to subject the subject to a series of tests. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
He dusted for fingerprints and then had to dust. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In order to save the village we had to destroy it. (1)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
The farm was used to produce produce. (0)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
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