RANDOM THOUGHTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS

Thursday, August 21, 2008

English is Stupid, Part 68

I teach English. Sometimes it's hard. I don't know much about the rules or origins.

I was looking at a sign the other day. It the word TOMB on it. It made me think.

Why do we say TOMB as TOOM, and BOMB as BOM?

Seems to me we should say TOMB as TOM, and BOMB as BOOM.

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