• THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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    The vagaries of the English Language

    If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

    Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

    If a pig loses its voice, does it become disgruntled?

    Why is the person who invests your money called a broker?

    Why do overlook and oversee mean opposites?

    If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians should  be               delighted, musicians denoted and dry cleaners depressed?

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