The English language can be strange indeed, where some words are antonyms of their logical meaning:
Raze means flatten
Bullock means it doesn't have any.
Let, as an intransitive verb or a noun, means obstruction, not allowing. (think tennis or look it up in a dictionary.)
There are more, but get the idea?
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evidentialist
Level 8
May 26, 2018
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Then add regional slang.
Not to mention accents.
bigpawbullets
Level 9
May 26, 2018
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I love the conundrums of Lead and read. Lead can be a metal or an action, and read can be past or present tense. Now I'm tense trying to think of more.
HippieChick58
Level 9
May 26, 2018
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It's a mental "bugger", isn't it.
We drive on a parkway and park on a driveway. And we call things "buildings" when they're already built.
Duke
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May 26, 2018
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My sister lives out in the sticks, out there they call the driveway "the lane". I have no clue where that came from and I grew up in this state.
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