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Crazy English Rules Poem

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Someone shared this with me today, and I thought it was a fun way to start the month of June. This poem is about the crazy rules we find in the English language on a daily basis.  Enjoy!

We’ll Begin with a Box
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,

But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
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What if Dogs Could Think?

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As I was driving on my way to work this morning, I was saying my morning prayers as my usual custom when driving to work early in the morning. It was then that I approached a red traffic light. As I pulled up, there was a pick-up truck on my left side with a dog sitting in the passenger seat with his head out the window. After an initial chuckle at the sight, I began to stare at the dog. He rested his head on the door (since the window was lowered all the way down), as if in a state of contemplation. Even the look on his face indicated that he was deep in thought. Now I know that scientists have found evidence that dogs do not think. However, after watching this dog for what seemed like hours, there was no doubt in my mind that he had something on his mind. I couldn’t take a picture quick enough, so this photo is not of that dog I witnessed. Read More