[SOC] English courses

[Bob N0UF]

Just to add to the confusion.

All commercials are advertising but, all ads are not commercials
Do all Polish people use shoe polish?
John's house burned up, Jim's house burned down.
Fat Chance, Slim Chance and Ghost of a Chance mean the same thing
Is it good if a vacuum cleaner really sucks?
Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
Why is it call "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
Why is bra singular and panties plural?
Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you
know the batteries are dead?
Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of
a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

Good Luck!

73
Bob N0UF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude TERRIER - F5PBL" <f5pbl@qsl.net>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:22 PM
Subject: [SOC] English courses


> <<
> Incidentally, where you say "advert" we say "commercial" on radio and TV
(Telly
> to you) and
> "ad" in print. Also where you say "different to" we say "different from"
> >>
>
> Looking at that, how do you want us , poor Froggies, to master your
language ...
> ?!
> BTW, here at school we are learning English, that's why I am speaking of
> "advertisement" but will say "ad" when lazy, whatever support I mean speak
of
> (TV, radio, paper).
> But for sure I will say "different from" just bcoz it is closer from the
French
> version :o)
>
> Well, it is a bit like the French spoken here in France and the one spoken
in
> VE2. Quebec's French is so colorfull ...and sometimes funny too.
>
> CU(L) - Still so hard for me to write the CW "cul" word ... Rob, do you
remember
> the French meaning of this one ?!!
>
> 73!
> Claude
>
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