Fonics for this Friday Funday or Phonics phor this Phriday Phunday!
Isn't it fascinating and aggravating to realize how many words are written in English as you see in the headline? Why do we need a "ph" to take the place of the letter "f"? I mean, really. Isn't the letter "f" enough"? Who on earth decided so many years ago that "ph" could and should stand in for "f"? I sure with they'd left well enough/enuf alone!
Oh, then there's the word "enough." It ends in an "f" sound, right? So shouldn't it be written "enuf"? Sure would be simpler. And for more on that, check out the bonus below.
BONUS
Meanwhile, back at the Friday Funday idea -- here are a few memes that I hope you'll enjoy as you end your workweek today (if you do) and slide gently into the weekend.
The next two are from Admin Martin Wright:
From CRM Consultant John Marrett:
And many of you will hear the ditty all day long ...
I can't promise it's true, but it's sure weird how this one word works so well when a single letter is taken out and a real word remains.
From Larry Boyer of SuccessRockets.com:
And in fond memory of a wonderful, big-hearted man -- Shawn McCarthy -- who died way too young and who loved jokes and puns -- this is in memory of him from his warm and lovely widow, Linda McCarthy:
Which one is YOUR favorite today?
Many of these funnies come from Facebook pages that you can access any time you need a few more good laughs. My favorites are聽Single Dad Laughing,聽I am not a grammar cop,聽Language Cranks Redux,聽Pun Based Humor,聽The Valley of Pun Memes,聽Wrong Hands,聽Tickle my Punnybone, and聽Tannuzzo Copywriting.
If you laughed at anything here today, please share the fun (phun) in different (dipherent) hives, OK? Let's spread the laughter (lafter) far (phar) and wide!聽
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Comments
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #16
Oh my goodness, Praveen Raj Gullepalli! That's delightful, and thank you for making me laugh!
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #15
OMG, Ken Boddie! You have outdone yourself with that! And I'm going to use it in this week's Friday Funday and point everyone to YOU!
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #14
I love those names you showed us, Neil Smith! How on earth did the mountain's name get pronounced Ben Vane with those letters? Wow. And yeah -- I saw that ghoti one back a few years and just had to laugh. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #13
Thanks so much, Cyndi wilkins! Yeah, poor math indeed.
Neil Smith
5 years ago #12
Ken Boddie
5 years ago #11
Cyndi wilkins
5 years ago #10
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #9
Just phabulous, Lisa Vanderburg, and I phreely conphess that I didn't pheel phoolish at all with today's Phriday Phunday post. Dear God. Enough! ;-)
Lisa Vanderburg
5 years ago #8
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #7
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #6
And thank YOU for sharing it, Pascal Derrien! Much appreciated.
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #5
Oh, my, Wayne Yoshida, Lily Tomlin! I loved her shtick as Ernestine! Thanks for a trip down memory lane.
Wayne Yoshida
5 years ago #4
Debasish Majumder
5 years ago #3
Susan 馃悵 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
5 years ago #2
Yup, I LOLed when I saw it, Joel Anderson!
Joel Anderson
5 years ago #1