Now of course being female I am not prone to moaning (hush now!) but there are some things in life that, well... need to be addressed.For example; How is it that when I go to bed of an evening my 'secret' crisp stash, locked securely in my desk, miraculously goes down? I have my suspicions so watch this space for my newly patented bunny trap.
Flopsybunny and I were chatting earlier and what was the most important thing on her mind? Well she was lamenting the fact that you simply cannot get decent sausage skins!! Sausage skins?! I asked her, what's wrong with sausage skins? She then informed me that they are either tough and chewy or weak and split. Mad I say, mad!
It did get me thinking though... If bread is square, why is sandwich meat round?
No wonder no work is getting done today! I wonder... When my get up and go got up and went, where exactly DID it go?
To finish I have a few questions for you all to ponder:
If writers write, why don't fingers fing, grocers groce, and hammers ham?
Why are there 5 syllables in the word 'monosyllabic'?
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
Why is the word abbreviation so long?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and wise guy are opposites?
I think I need to rest!!!
I love your list of verbal conundrums - that kind of thing fascinates me! The first one does have a kind of answer in that the noun 'writer' is derived from the verb 'to write' whereas the other words you cite are nouns alone - but it's fun to fox and befuddle!
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Ahhh TEM :) I have to admit I do find the English language and its origins utterly fascinating. You are of course quite right in your observation, this means you passed my test and win a prize... not sure what yet though... maybe some left over trout and liver twizzlers from Flops' next cooking experiment!!
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