Language

I like English.  It's a baffling array of psuedo rules and odd pronunciations.  I suppose that is why I love it so much.  Anyway, here's some English language stuff.

Say this out loud: "There are no English words that rhyme with orange."  While that is true, I am more interested in how you said that last word, orange.  It's a two syllable word, but much of America, including me, pronounces it "ornj," with one syllable.

Now say this one out loud: "We had some orange sherbet."  How many "r's" did you put in the word sherbet?  There's only one.

What is interesting about this word?   Unprosperousness     Answer: it's the longest English word that repeats every letter at least once.

How about this one? Strengths     Answer: it's the longest English word with only one vowel.  That one will come in handy when you are playing Scrabble some day.

Here's one of my favorites, by which I mean it is one of my most despised.  :)  I could of had a Pepsi.  It should be "I could've had a Pepsi."  It means I could have had a Pepsi.  "I could of had a Pepsi" means nothing really, especially if you really wanted a beer.

Here's a tougher one.  "I could care less."  This is really half of a statement that would go something like "I could care less if I was paid enough to do so."  What you usually mean when you say that is: I could not care less.  This means it is not possible for you to care any less than you already do.

That's it for now.  I could of done more, but I could care less.  :)