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The meanings of words also change over time. One of my favorite examples being "egregious". It used to mean outstanding or remarkable in a good way . An egregious act of valor. Today it is used only to denote bad acts such as an egregious act of depredation.
 
And why does an alarm clock come on by going off?
 
Bayless said:
And why does an alarm clock come on by going off?
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"Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?" -- Steven Wright

"Why are they called apartments when they're all stuck together?" -- Steven Wright
 
Mickey Richaud said:
How come "Up for" and "Down with" mean the same thing?

"Are you up for taking in a movie?"

"I'm down with taking in a movie!"
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I'm clueless. I have no foggy idea. Say what?
 
English: Though, thought, tough, bough, cough, dough, rough, sought.
Goose - geese. Moose - meese? Mouse - mice. (Mouses?) Deer-deer. Wolf - wolves.
Fish - fish and fishes. Bird - birds. Knit. Knot.
George Bernard Shaw came up with a word spelled GHOTI. Can you think what it is?
 
pdplot said:
English: Though, thought, tough, bough, cough, dough, rough, sought.
Goose - geese. Moose - meese? Mouse - mice. (Mouses?) Deer-deer. Wolf - wolves.
Fish - fish and fishes. Bird - birds. Knit. Knot.
George Bernard Shaw came up with a word spelled GHOTI. Can you think what it is?
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Sure, I have one on my chin :cool-new:
 
Basils got a chin fish! Basils got a chin fish! :nana::banana::banana::banana:
 
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pdplot said:
English: Though, thought, tough, bough, cough, dough, rough, sought.
Goose - geese. Moose - meese? Mouse - mice. (Mouses?) Deer-deer. Wolf - wolves.
Fish - fish and fishes. Bird - birds. Knit. Knot.
George Bernard Shaw came up with a word spelled GHOTI. Can you think what it is?
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What about Lotus?
 
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