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goinsoon


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1/ The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

2/ Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms  like fried bacon.

3/ Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

4/ What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

5/ "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.



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wow - i always wanted to know that

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Thanks Brian,

Perhaps you can solve a couple of mysteries that have been causing me much loss of sleep.....

Why is a French Horn called a French Horn and not a Cor Francais? and why is a Cor Anglais called a Cor Anglais and not an English Horn??????

Why do our feet smell and our nose runs??? Shouldn't be the other way round????

Jim


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solarpanel4


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 If a tin whistle is made of tin
Then, from what is a fog horn made ?

   Jeff

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solarpanel4 wrote:

 If a tin whistle is made of tin
Then, from what is a fog horn made ?

   Jeff


And a cream horn is not made from cream it's only filled with cream

 



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Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy ad...... oops, I don't think I'd better go there.

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if it's raining the weather is inclement. If it's fine why isn't the weather clement?
If someone is unavailable the indisposed - so if they are available, should they be disposed ?

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goinsoon wrote:

And a cream horn is not made from cream it's only filled with cream

It'd make a bit of mess when you played it, cream being blown everywhere????

 



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Is the opposite of "ruthless" ruth?

Is the opposite of "flammable" inflammable?

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jimricho wrote:
Why do our feet smell and our nose runs??? Shouldn't be the other way round????

Jim

Posibly because you are built upside down!!

 



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PeterD wrote:

 

jimricho wrote:
Why do our feet smell and our nose runs??? Shouldn't be the other way round????

Jim

Posibly because you are built upside down!!

 

 


I sometimes feel that might be the case!  biggrin

 



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