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April 7,
Anagrams

An anagram is a word or phrase made by transposing or rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Dormitory = Dirty roomEvangelist = Evil's agentPresbyterian - Best in prayerThe earth quakes = That queer shakeAlec Guinness = Genuine classDesperation = A rope ends itSemolina = Is no mealSnooze alarms = Alas! No more zs. […]

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April 1,
Interesting words and languages

The first word spoken on the moon was "okay". (Or not - see comments). Seoul, the South Korean capital, just means "the capital" in the Korean language. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. There are only four common words in the English language which end in […]

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March 21,
The madness of pluralisation

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; but the plural of ox became oxen not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice; yet the plural of house […]

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March 14,
Career Choices

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it. The […]

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March 7,
The importance of correct punctuation # 1

If you think punctuation doesn't matter - think again! Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever […]

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March 1,
On the Go

After much careful research, it has been discovered that the artist Vincent Van Gogh (pronounced go) had many relatives. Among them were:- His obnoxious brother - Please Gogh His dizzy aunt - Verti GoghThe brother who ate prunes - Gotta Gogh The constipated uncle - Cant Gogh The brother who worked at a convenience store […]

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