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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,397
    edited 3:25PM

    The (United States) English language is full of odditties.  I like when comedians bring them to our attention.  Gallagher once mused: "Why are there a pair of pants, but only on bra?  And why do we park on the driveway, but drive on the parkway?"  laugh

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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,410
    edited 5:04PM

    Or in a train car things are "shipped", but on a boat it goes as "cargo".  And don't get me started on when to tell if something is "up", or something is going "down". 

    I'm sure some academician or equivalent comedian has labeled that phenomenon somewhere. indecision 

    Non-complaint:  Yay!  Tomorrow is laundry day.  Wheee..., breakfast at Burger King, laundry, drugstore, grocery, home.  Weather's going to be beautiful in the mid 70sF, clear, non-humid.yes

    Google AI to the rescue:  Yes!  The up/down and shipment/cargo things are called  "contronyms".frown

    Query:  What's one half of a pair of scissors called?   Ans: broken.cheeky

    CORRECTION:  I tried GoogleAI again and this time it said the previous explanation was incorrect, below is what it said this time.frown

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  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 7,972
    I have always been baffled by 'First cut a tree down, then cut it up'. Instead of having a tree, you have logs. Mad. Regards, Richard
  • zombietaggerungzombietaggerung Posts: 3,934

    DanaTA said:

    The (United States) English language is full of odditties.  I like when comedians bring them to our attention.  Gallagher once mused: "Why are there a pair of pants, but only on bra?  And why do we park on the driveway, but drive on the parkway?"  laugh

    The "pair of pants" thing is because when what could be called pants (pantaloons) were first invented, the legs were not connected to each other, thus A Pair of Pants. 

  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 2,343
    I do wonder what is the difference between uptown and downtown. Or up the road and down the road.
  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,612

    To our friends in Europe: Is it getting dark where you are? I'm watching the eclipse on TV.

  • NathNath Posts: 3,039

    Charlie Judge said:

    To our friends in Europe: Is it getting dark where you are? I'm watching the eclipse on TV.

    Still about twenty minutes from the maximum (about 90% here), yes it's getting noticeably darker (and the cat is a bit agitated).

  • garrett_3dgarrett_3d Posts: 781

    I didn't notice any difference in outdoor light. I reckon it was fake news laugh

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