Something to Ponder, Today

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When you eat more vegetables, isn't it fruitless?

All of these "Wonder Words" (words that make you wonder) are from A Barrel Full of Words http://www.jimwegryn.com/words/WonderWords.htm

 

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Did you ever wonder why funeral starts with the word fun?

 

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Would church music be considered organic?

 

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Bonus for Today

Some words look like they could have antonyms but really do not. For example, aftermath suggests the made-up opposite of beforemath, a phantom-antonym. Here is a list of odd words accompanied with plausible sentences showing their phantom-antonyms.

bigamist — After his wives won a class action divorce, Al Amony became a smallamist.

Source:Phantom Antonyms

 

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What are you vacating when you go on vacation?

 

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Cash reserves.

 

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Wouldn't it be more accurate to call a fireman a waterman?

 

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Bonus for Today

— Having grown tired of Juliet, Romeo longed for their apartment.
— Having grown tired of Romeo, Juliet longed for his department.

Source Demeaned Words

 

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Added Bonus for the Day

Fractured Definitions
classic — Rather than tutoring, local school districts choose classic instruction

Source Fractured Definitions

 

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In the navy, is a portly person left-handed?

 

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How come the word abbreviation is so long?

 

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At sundown wouldn't you expect nightrise instead of nightfall?

 

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Would you expect a high-rise of flats to be very tall?

 

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What's another word for thesaurus

 

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At sundown wouldn't you expect nightrise instead of nightfall?

 

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— Ray Deo took the body to the cemetery and encrypted it.

 

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Isn't kidnapping normal in kindergartens?

 

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Are overjoyed people too happy?

 

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Can lay people be upstanding citizens?

 

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bigamist — After his wives won a class action divorce, Al Amony became a smallamist.