Saturday, October 24, 2020

Random Musings 36


Why is baked pronounced “baik-t,” when naked is pronounced “naik-ed”? Since they’re spelled alike, shouldn’t they sound alike?


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Do electric cars have a stronger sticker shock?


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Are greedy clams shellfish?


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If your toadstool farm is successful, expands, and makes a lot of money, would you say it’s mushrooming?


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If you get hitched at a 7-Eleven, is it a marriage of convenience?


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If you’re dating a bakery chef and he ghosts you, have you been desserted?


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In the word “scent,” is it the “s” or the “c” that’s silent?



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