I'm Puzzled
Why, if fire is spelled f-i-r-e, is fiery spelled
f-i-e-r-y?
Why do we spell the number 4, f-o-u-r, but spell 40, f-o-r-t-y?
44 is spelled f-o-r-t-y--f-o-u-r!
Labels: food for thought, the English language
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Why, if fire is spelled f-i-r-e, is fiery spelled
f-i-e-r-y?
Why do we spell the number 4, f-o-u-r, but spell 40, f-o-r-t-y?
44 is spelled f-o-r-t-y--f-o-u-r!
Labels: food for thought, the English language
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Mom, I've always wondered that two
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