40 Times People Were Confused By The English Language

Who's up for the defenestration of Donald Trump. I say we do it overmorrow.

*mind blown*

You just ruined the ending for me!

This is genius!

Oh s**t.

It took me a while to remember which one is positive and which one is negative between horriffic and terrfic...

I feel you dude

This is definitely really interesting!

That is incredible ha ha

We have the exact same word in french and with the same meaning ... others meaning too ;)

In french it's called Double-V

English pronunciation was invented by Satan

What profession is a handyman in then?

Brits also use 'Quite' in a sarcastic manner if agreeing with someone (who they don't agree with).

This is my kind of pun

no one knows

I sent a cent with a peculiar scent.

Two questions, same answer: because you don't wash properly.

America explain... I am confusion!!

I’ve also heard, “I before E except when your feisty foreign neighbor Keith leisurely receives eight counterfeit beige sleighs from caffeinated atheist weightlifters. Weird.”

The last two lines may read incorrect until said...

I'd rather not do either or do neither.

one is used by the people of sarcasm and one is used by regular people

This made more sense than it should've

There's a broadcasted spelling competition for the Dutch language as well ^^ Dutch is easier though, makes more sense :)

If this isn’t true, it should be

When I hear someone say "the other day", I assume it's something within a month. I never think someone would mean something they did like a year ago

I wonder if uncovered wagons were the first form of mass transportation so you literally were "on" it.

"F**k you, I'm getting IN the plane! Let Evel Knievel get ON the plane, I'll be down here with you folks in uniform: there seems to be less wind in here!" -George Carlin

It depends how you enter the vehicle . Trains boats and buses have decks or similar where you walk "On" and take a seat a car has a personal space which requires you to manoeuvre into your seat from the outside so you get "in" your seat without walking "on" in the same way you can get "on" a passenger plane but you get "in" a fighter jet

Don't go to am airport then. They tell you to get on the plane

George Carlin: No I'm not going to fly on a plane, I'm going to fly in the Plane. Let Evel Knevel fly on the plane.

"On " because buses and planes are elevated, you need to walk up steps to get in/on them. Cars you just get into, no climbing required.

And why "in bed" rather than "on bed"? I'm not inside the bed, I'm on top of it

Languages evolve.

It usage it comes down to the car being the exception where you get in. Trains, planes and boats all potentially could be standing and get onto usually from a platform or dock or whatever that thing they drive up to a plane from the terminal. Then there is some walking before you can sit usually.

You walk onto a bus you get in a car

Buses with second floors

It reminds me of George Carlin. "Get on the plane? No way! I will be much happier inside. Less wind there."

And in Spanish it is get up in the car and get down from the car.

Good argument!!!

Jerry Seinfeld had this in one of his monologues.

You climb stairs to get on the bus, so you are on not in. You get get in the car, so you are in it, not on it. You're welcome. :-)

It's not unlike the difference between waiting "in" line, and waiting "on" line. When I moved from California to New York, I discovered it's regional and I don't quite get the "on" line version, but it's what they say here.

English prepositions are perhaps the hardest in any language. We have so many and we use them to indicate the actual meaning of so many verbs and expressions and if you get them wrong, nothing makes sense.

On the train, on the boat, on the plan, on horse-drawn carriage. If you look further you will see the pattern and it makes a lot of sense. Most of the whining happens because they just don't look far enough

My daughter was losing the plot with this a few months ago. We own a minibus, and we get IN the bus when we go out. But she then goes to school ON the school minibus. How to blow a 16 year olds brain!

Must be one of those open top double decker bus.

oh god.

Same in Norweian In the car ... Fair enough On the bus On the train On the ship but in the (small, open) boat

Stefan: good efening