English+is+funny

English is a very strange language & I apologise now that the spelling of words can be very confusing and lacks any logic! For example: ‘Have you had __enough__ to eat?’ this word should be spelt ‘enuff’. I hope you will not get too frustrated and learn to laugh at English, as we all do! Not only is spelling strange, but we also have some strange expressions and slang (very casual) words. Thank goodness for computers! Read the funny story below, have you heard of these expressions? Follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. The Doctor told me I should start an exercise program. Not wanting to harm this ol' body, I've devised the following:

Beat around the bush Jump to conclusions Climb the walls Wade through the morning paper Drag my heels Push my luck Make mountains out of mole hills Hit the nail on the head Bend over backwards Jump on the Band Wagon Run around in circles Fly off the handle Give advice on how to run the company Toot my own horn Pull out all the stops Add fuel to the fire O pen a can of worms Put my foot in my mouth Start the ball rolling Go over the edge Saturday Pick up the pieces Instructions: 1.  Copy and paste the funny story into word. 2.  select the word you don’t understand 3.  right click with your mouse on the word 4.  click on look up or Synonyms 5.  on the right side of your screen will be a number of meanings, scroll down until you find the similar meaning 6.  paste the answer beside or below eg Beat around the bush= avoid, later, delay, transitive verb to take early action to avoid being prevented or delayed by something