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EnglishisaCrazyLanguage

byRichardLederer

Englishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet,usedinsomewaybyatleast

theworld\'sbooksarewritteninEnglish,

ercentoftheworld\'sradio

programsarebeamedinEnglish,andmorethanseventypercentofinternationalmailiswrittenand

percentofallcomputertexts,includingallwebsites,arestoredinEnglish.

Englishhasacquiredthelargestvocabularyofalltheworld\'slanguages,perhapsasmanyastwo

millionwords,andhasgeneratedoneofthenoblestbodiesofliteratureintheannalsofthehuman

eless,itisnowtimetofacethefactthatEnglishisacrazylanguage--themostloopyand

wiggyofalltongues.

Inwhatotherlanguagedopeopledriveinaparkwayandparkinadriveway?

Inwhatotherlanguagedopeopleplayatarecitalandreciteataplay?

Whydoesnightfallbutneverbreakanddaybreakbutneverfall?

Whyisitthatwhenwetransportsomethingbycar,it\'scalledashipment,butwhenwetransport

somethingbyship,it\'scalledcargo?

Whydoesamangetaherniaandawomanahysterectomy?

Whydowepacksuitsinagarmentbagandgarmentsinasuitcase?

Whydoprivateseatinthegeneralmessandgeneralseatintheprivatemess?

Whydowecallitnewsprintwhenitcontainsnoprintingbutwhenweputprintonit,wecallita

newspaper?

Whyarepeoplewhoridemotorcyclescalledbikersandpeoplewhoridebikescalledcyclists?

Why--inourcrazylanguage--canyournoserunandyourfeetsmell?

\'sinvisible,inescapable,indispensable,andwetakeitfor

,whenwetakethetimetostepbackandlistentothesoundsthatescapefromtheholesin

people\'sfacesandtoexploretheparadoxesandvagariesofEnglish,wefindthathotdogscanbecold,

darkroomscanbelit,homeworkcanbedoneinschool,nightmarescantakeplaceinbroaddaylightwhile

morningsicknessanddaydreamingcantakeplaceatnight,tomboysaregirlsandmidwivescanbemen,

hours--especiallyhappyhoursandrushhours--oftenlastlongerthansixtyminutes,quicksandworks

veryslowly,boxingringsaresquare,silverwareandglassescanbemadeofplasticandtableclothsof

paper,mosttelephonesaredialedbybeingpunched(orpushed?),andmostbathroomsdon\'thaveany

,adogcangotothebathroomunderatree--nobath,noroom;it\'sstillgoingto

sn\'titseemalittlebizarrethatwegotothebathroominordertogotothe

bathroom?

Whyisitthatawomancanmanastationbutamancan\'twomanone,thatamancanfathera

movementbutawomancan\'tmotherone,andthatakingrulesakingdombutaqueendoesn\'trulea

queendom?HowdidallthoseRenaissancemenreproducewhentheredon\'tseemtohavebeenany

Renaissancewomen?

SometimesyouhavetobelievethatallEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylumforthe

verballyinsane:

Inwhatotherlanguagedotheycallthethirdhandontheclockthesecondhand?

Whydotheycall题西林壁古诗视频 themapartmentswhenthey\'realltogether?

Whydowecallthembuildings,whenthey\'realreadybuilt?

WhyitiscalledaTVsetwhenyougetonlyone?

Whyisphoneticnotspelledphonetically?

Whyisitsohardtorememberhowtospellmnemonic?

Whydoesn\'tonomatopoeiasoundlikewhatitis?

Whyistheworda严以律己 bbreviationsolong?

Whyisdiminutivesoundiminutive?

Whydoesthewordmonosyllabicconsistoffivesyllables?

Whyistherenosynonymforsynonymorthesaurus?

Andwhy,praytell,doeslisphaveansinit?

Englishiscrazy.

Ifadultsco沉醉东风 渔夫 mmitadultery,doinfantscommitinfantry?Ifoliveoilismadefromolives,whatdothey

makebabyoilfrom?Ifavegetarianeatsvegetables,whatdoesahumanitarianconsume?Ifproandcon

areopposites,iscongresstheoppositeofprogress?

Whycanyoucallawomanamousebutnotarat--akittenbutnotacat?Whyisitthatawomancan

beavision,butnotasight--unlessyoureyeshurt?Thenshecanbe\"asightforsoreeyes.\"

Awriterissomeonewhowrites,gersdon\'tfing,grocers

don\'tgroce,hammersdon\'tham,humdingersdon\'thumding,ushersdon\'tush,andhaberdashersdonot

haberdash.

Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn\'tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese--soone

moose,twomeese?Oneindex,twoindices--oneKleenex,twoKleenices?Ifpeopleringabelltoday

andrangabellyesterday,whydon\'twesaythattheyflangaball?Iftheywrotealetter,perhapsthey

eachertaught,whyisn\'titalsotruethatthepreacherpraught?Whyisit

thatthesunshoneyesterdaywhileIshinedmyshoes,thatItreadedwaterandthentrodonthebeach,

andthatIflewouttoseeaWorldSeriesgameinwhichmyfavoriteplayerfliedout?

Ifweconceiveaconceptionandreceiveatareception,whydon\'twegrieveagreptionandbelievea

beleption?Ifafirefighterfightsfire,whatdoesafreedomfighterfight?Ifahorsehairmatismadefrom

thehairofhorses,fromwhatisamohaircoatmade?

Aslimchanceandafatchancearethesame,asareacaregiverandacaretaker,abadlickinganda

goodlicking,and\"What\'sgoingon?\"and\"What\'scomingoff?\"Butawisemanandawiseguyare

sharpspeechandbluntspeechbethesameandquitealotandquiteafewthe

same,whileoverlookandoverseeareopposites?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcold

ashellthenext?

Ifbuttonandunbuttonandtieanduntieareopposites,whyareloosenandunloosenandraveland

unravelthesame?Ifbadistheoppositeofgood,hardtheoppositeofsoft,anduptheoppositeofdown,

whyarebadlyandgoodly,hardlyandsoftly,anduprightanddownrightnotopposingpairs?Ifharmless

actionsaretheoppositeofharmfulactions,whyareshamefulandshamelessbehaviorthesameand

priceyobjectslessexpensivethanpricelessones?Ifappropriateandinappropriateremarksand

passableandimpassablemountaintrailsareopposites,whyareflammableandinflammablematerials,

heritableandinheritableproperty,andpassiveandimpassivepeoplethesame?Howcanvaluable

objectsbelessvaluablethaninvaluableones?Ifupliftisthesameasliftup,whyareupsetandsetup

oppositeinmeaning?Whyarepertinentandimpertinent,cannyanduncanny,andfamousandinfamous

neitheroppositesnorthesame?Howcanraiseandrazeandrecklessandwrecklessbeoppositeswhen

eachpaircontainsthesamesound?

Whyisitthatwhenthesunorthemoonorthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsare

out,theyareinvisible;thatwhenIclipacouponfromanewspaperIseparateit,butwhenIclipacoupon

toanewspaper,Ifastenit;andthatwhenIwindupmywatch,Istartit,butwhenIwindupthisessay,I

shallendit?

Englishisacrazylanguage.

Howcanexpressionslike\"I\'mmadaboutmyflat,\"\"Nofootballcoachesallowed,\"\"I\'llcomebyinthe

morningandknockyouup,\"and\"Keepyourpeckerup\"conveysuchdifferentmessagesintwocountries

thatpurporttospeakthesameEnglish?

Howcanitbeeasiertoassentthantodissentbuthardertoascendthantodescend?Whyisitthata

manwithhaironhisheadhasmorehairthanamanwithhairsonhishead;thatifyoudecidetobebad

forever,youchoosetobebadforgood;andthatifyouchoosetowearonlyyourleftshoe,thenyourleft

oneisrightandyourrightoneisleft?Right?

Sma\'slookata

numberoffamiliarEnglishwordsandphrasesthatturnouttomeantheoppositeorsomethingvery

differentfromwhatwethinktheymean:

heycallthosefoodserverswaiters,whenit\'sthecustomerswhodothewaiting?

n\'tcarelessistheclearer,omanypeople

deletethenegativefromthisstatement?lesscombinationwillmake

adoublenegative,whichisano-no.

erpeoplesaythistome,Ifeellikeresponding,\"Allright,I\'ll

leave!\"Herespeakersthrowinagratuitousnegative,not,eventhoughIreallymissseeingyouiswhat

theywanttosay.

ncesofourbuttocksbeingliterallyepoxiedtoa

seatareaboutassmallasthechancesofourliterallyrollingintheaisleswhilewatchingafunnymovieor

allymeanThemoviekeptmefiguratively

gluedtomyseat--butwhoneedsfiguratively,anyway?

\'llnevergetdown.

issis,inreality,callisactuallyanearhit.

thingfellbetweenthecracks,didn\'titlandsmackonthe

planksortheconcrete?Shouldn\'tthatbemyideafellintothecracks(orbetweentheboards)?

tshotwater?ly,thestuffisn\'t

garbageuntilafteryoudisposeofit.

esifthecu弟子规的正规全文 pis

hot?Surelywemeanacupofhotcoffee.

\'tthoselittletreatsreallydoughnutballs?Theholesarewhat\'sleftintheoriginal

doughnut.(Andifacandycaneisshapedlikeacane,whyisn\'tadoughnutshapedlikeanut?)

n\'tthistimewornclichbeIwanttoeatmycakeand

haveittoo?Isn\'tthelogicalsequencethatonehopestoeatthecakeandthenstillpossessit?

\'sstanding?Similarly,\'ssleeping?

I\'wordgoouttothefourcornersoftheearththatever

sinceColumbuswehaveknownthattheearthdoesn\'thaveanyends.

It\'ereisit?

a-finemeans\"evenfinerthanfine\"andextra-large\"evenlargerthanlarge,\"why

doesn\'textraordinarymean\"evenmoreordinarythanordinary\"?

,infactthelastcenturyB.C.

nglesecondofdaylightissavedbythisploy.

outeveryonehasaname,even

whatismeantis\"Theannouncementwasmadebyanunnamedofficial.\"

Preplan,preboard,preheat,\'tpeoplewhodothissimplyplanning,boarding,

heating,andrecording?Whoneedsthepretentiousprefix?Ihaveevenseenshows\"prerecordedbefore

aliveaudi一叶渔船两小童全诗 ence,\"certainlypreferabletoprerecordingbeforeadeadaudience.

\'treallypullachairup;\'tpickupthephone;

on\'treallythrowup;wethrowout.

usputonoursocks

first,thenourshoes.

nowyourbaseball,youknowthatthesequenceconstitutes\"arun-and-hit

play.\"

efindmassconfusion

etogoforthbeforeyoucangoback.

gerthebottleneck,themore

uetothemetaphor,weshouldsay,Igotcaughtin

oneofthesmallesttrafficbottlenecksoftheyear.

thatweclaimareunderwaterandundergroundareobviously

surroundedby,notunderthewaterandground.

outsoundsasifyou\'\'tyoumeanIluckedin?

BecausewespeakersandwritersofEnglishseemtohaveourheadsscrewedonbackwards,we

constantlymisperceiveourbodies,oftensayingjusttheoppositeofwhatwemean:

eeingthissignonlowdoorways,butIhaven\'tfiguredouthowtofollowthe

towatchyourheadisliketryingtobite桃花扇主人公 yourteeth.

They\'\'snice,

aretryingtocreateanimageofpeopledoingcartwheelsandsomersaults,whydon\'twesay,They\'re

heelsoverheadinlove?

\'Wehaveagoodfootandabetterfoot--butwedon\'thave

\'ammaratrocityisakintoMay

rly,inanylistofbestsellers,

restarebettersellers.

aredisappointedorafraid,whichlipdowetrytocontrol?Thelowerlip,

ofcourse,istheonewearetryingtokeepfromquivering.

I\'ananyoneunderstandyou?

ymeans\"fulloffat,\"shouldn\'tskinnymean\"fullofskin\"?

ttheyshoulddothingsinfrontofyourback?

\'swrongwiththat?Wedoeverythingassbackwards.

Englishisweird.

Intherigidexpressionsthatweartonalgroovesintherecordofourlanguage,beckcanappearonly

withcall,crannywithnook,huewithcry,mainwithmight,fettleonlywithfine,abackwithtaken,caboodle

withkit,tallshriftsbeshort,alllucrefilthy,all

bystandersinnocent,andallbedfellowsstrange?I\'mconvincedthatsomeshriftsarelengthyandthat

somelucreissqueakyclean,andI\'vecertainlymetguiltybystandersandperfectlynormalbedfellows.

Whyisitthatonlyswoopsarefell?Sure,theverbivorousWilliamShakespeareinventedthe

expression\"onefellswoop,\"butwhycan\'tstrokes,swings,acts,andthelikealsobefell?Whyarewe

allowedtoven篱外谁家不系船 tourspleensbutneverourkidneysorlivers?Whymustitbeonlyourmindsthatare

boggledandneveroureyesorourhearts?Whycan\'teyesandjarsbeajar,aswellasdoors?Whymust

aspersionsalwaysbecastandneverhurledorlobbed?

Doesn\'titseemjustalittlewiftythatwecanmakeamendsbutneverjustoneamend;thatnomatter

howcarefullywecombthroughtheannalsofhistory,wecanneverdiscoverjustoneannal;thatwecan

neverpullashenanigan,beinadoldrum,eataneggBenedict,orgetjustonejitter,awilly,adelirium

tremen,,siftingthroughthewreckageofadisaster,canweneverfindjustone

smithereen?

Indeed,thiswholebusinessofpluralsthatdon\'thavematchingsingularsremindsmetoaskthis

burningquestion,onethathaspuzzledscholarsfordecades:Ifyouhaveabunchofoddsandendsand

yougetridoforselloffallbutoneofthem,whatdoyoucallthatdoohickeywithwhichyou\'releft?

Whatdoyoumakeofthefactthatwecantalkaboutcertainthingsandideasonlywhentheyare

absent?Oncetheyappear,ourblessedEnglishdoesn\'ueverseen

ahorsefulcarriageorastrapfulgown?Haveyoueverrunintosomeonewhowascombobulated,

sheveled,gruntled,chalant,plussed,ruly,gainly,maculate,pecunious,orpeccable?Haveyouevermet

asungheroorexperiencedrequitedlove?Iknowpeoplewhoarenospringchickens,butwhere,pray

tell,arethepeoplewhoarespringchickens?Wherearethepeoplewhoactuallywouldhurtafly?Allthe

timeImeetpeoplewhoaregreatshakes,whocancutthemustard,whocanfightCityHall,whoaremy

cupoftea,whowouldliftafingertohelp,whowouldgiveyouthetimeofday,andwhomIwouldtouch

withaten-footpole,butIcan\'ttalkabouttheminEnglish--andthatisalaughingmatter.

Ifthetruthbetold,Whitmanmightproclaim,theycontradict

\'sbecauselanguageisinvented,notdiscovered,byboysandgirlsandmenand

women,,languagereflectsthecreativeandfearfulasymmetryofthehumanrace,

which,ofcourse,isn\'treallyaraceatall.

That\'swhywewearapairofpantsbut,exceptonverycolddays,\'swhymen

\'swhybrassiereissingularbutpantiesis

\'swhythere\'sateaminTorontocalledtheMapleLeafsandanotherinMinnesotacalledthe

Timberwolves.

That\'swhysix,seven,eight,andninechanget有声有色的意思 osixty,seventy,eighty,andninety,buttwo,three,four,

andfivedonotbecometwoty,threety,fourty,\'swhyfirst-degreemurderismoreserious

thanthird-deg\'swhywe

canopenupthefloor,climbthewalls,raisetheroof,pickupthehouse,andbringdownthehouse.

Inhisessay\"TheAwfulGermanLanguage,\"MarkTwainspoofstheconfusionengenderedbyGerman

genderbytranslatingliterallyfromaconversationinaGermanSundayschoolbook:\"m,

whereistheturnip?stheaccomplishedand

beautifulEnglishmaiden?onetotheopera.\"Twaincontinues:\"Atreeismale,itsbuds

arefemale,itsleavesareneuter;horsesaresexless,dogsaremale,catsarefemale--tomcats

included.\"

Still,youhavetomarvelattheuniquelunacyoftheEnglishlanguage,inwhichyoucanturnalighton

andyoucanturnalightoffandyoucanturnalightout,butyoucan\'tturnalightin;inwhichthesun

comesupandgoesdown,butpricesgoupandcomedown--agloriouslywiggytongueinwhichyour

housecansimultaneouslyburnupandburndownandyourcarcanslowupandslowdown,inwhichyou

fillinaformbyfillingoutaform,inwhichyouralarmclockgoesoffbygoingon,inwhichyouare

inoculatedformeaslesbybeinginoculatedagainstmeasles,inwhichyouaddupacolumnoffiguresby

addingthemdown,andinwhichyoufirstchopatreedown--andthenyouchopitup.