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语言杂谈29 juin How long do you sleep?People ask: How long do you sleep every night?
Answer: I have to put a ruler on my bed. 22 juin How many legs are there in a horse? - Answer: Infinite NumberHorses have an even number of legs. Behind they have two legs, and in front they have fore-legs. This makes six legs, which is certainly an odd number of legs for a horse. But the only number that is both even and odd is infinity. Therefore, horses have an infinite number of legs. 17 juin what a pathetic language!isn't it ridiculous to say: after dark? a more logical phrase should be "after light"?
More ridiculous examples:
underwater --- in the water?
underground --- in the ground? Weird LanguageSuppose a man sits in the car. How do you descrbe the location of these objects: Hand, Blood, Body?
You may say,
There is a man in the car. The car has wrapped the man.
A hand is on the body. or A lump of fresh of the body is attached onto the two hands.
A gallon of blood is inside the car that wraps the body of the man who is supported by the driver's seat. There is a gallon of blood inside the man who sits inside the car.
But why may we say one thing instead of the other?
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