Crazy English

Neither Rhyme nor Reason

Monday, 17 August 2009 01:48 DA

When the English tongue we speak.
Why is break not rhymed with freak?
Will you tell me why it's true
We say sew but likewise few?
And the maker of the verse,
Cannot rhyme his horse with worse?

Absurdities of English Spelling

Monday, 17 August 2009 01:44 DA

I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you,
On hiccough, thorough, lough and through?
Well done! And now you wish, per...

Why English is Hard to Learn

Monday, 17 August 2009 01:38 DA

We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse...

Heated Worms and Delicious Bodies

Monday, 08 June 2009 13:13 DA

A certain English-language paper had me in stitches a few days back when it gave a literal translation of an Indonesian expression in one of its front-page stories. The s...

Women and Words

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 17:27 DA

NINE WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this ...

150 Fakta Unik

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 16:57 DA

1. Dari seluruh kata dalam bahasa Inggris, kata 'set' punya definisipaling banyak.
2. Rata-rata tiap orang ketawa 10 kali sehari.
3. Mata burung Onta lebih besar dari otakn...

Indo-Malay Confusion

Monday, 23 March 2009 18:21 DA

So near and yet so far. Indonesia and Malaysia are close neighbours. We share the same roots, similar cultures, traditions and have the same linguistic origins. And ye...

Cut Connection

Tuesday, 17 March 2009 14:07 DA

Sri bermaksud memutuskan hubungan dengan kekasihnya Robbie (bule Amerika).

Tapi dia tak sanggup untuk bertemu muka, lalu dia memutuskan menulis surat.

Hi, my motive write t...

Pool dan Poll

Tuesday, 30 December 2008 15:09 DA

Kata Poll atau Polling (yang artinya hasil jajak pendapat yang dilakukan di masyarakat misalnya untuk mengetahui partai mana atau calon presiden mana yang akan dipilih) s...