Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. A friend sent me this list of oxymorons. Some are literally oxymorons and others are more a commentary on failings of companies, etc. There are some pretty … Read more
Below is the funny poem “English Is Tough Stuff (A.K.A. “The Chaos”)” by G. Nolst. It was first published in 1929 in a book to help people improve their English pronunciation (“Drop Your Foreign Accent”). Most native English speakers can’t get very far into the poem without mispronouncing a word. How soon before you get … Read more
Here are some funny universal truths: Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. Everyone who grew up in the 80’s has entered the digits 55378008 into a calculator. Reading when you’re drunk is horrible. Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel … Read more