Kommentare zu: Strange things in English http://www.sprachfetzen.de/blog/strange-things-in-english/ Seltsames, Skurriles und Merkwürdiges aus dem englischen Alltag Wed, 23 May 2012 00:14:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Von: Sprachfetzen http://www.sprachfetzen.de/blog/strange-things-in-english/#comment-24926 Sprachfetzen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:43:20 +0000 http://www.sprachfetzen.de/blog/?p=593#comment-24926 yep - nice addition - thx a lot yep - nice addition - thx a lot

]]> Von: Lamachan http://www.sprachfetzen.de/blog/strange-things-in-english/#comment-24923 Lamachan Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:01:43 +0000 http://www.sprachfetzen.de/blog/?p=593#comment-24923 A flat where everything is close together is called an apartment. And why is it called flat if it is at least one room? You park on a driveway and drive on the parkway. Olive oil is made FROM olives but baby oil is made FOR babys (thank god for that). A grapefruit does not look at all like grapes. If you breathe in you have to breathe out. But what if you sleep in? A flat where everything is close together is called an apartment.

And why is it called flat if it is at least one room?

You park on a driveway and drive on the parkway.

Olive oil is made FROM olives but baby oil is made FOR babys (thank god for that).

A grapefruit does not look at all like grapes.

If you breathe in you have to breathe out. But what if you sleep in?

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