· 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 "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
· Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
· Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?
· Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
· Why is it called "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 you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
· 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?
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