From NJ here and was just wondering!
2007-05-30 05:09:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Parkway, good one. They used to build them through parks when they had more open land. Driveway is only a word used in N. America, but I suppose it means a place to drive up in.
What about calling the area around the house a yard while in England cutting the lawn is called the garden along with the flower beds and shrubs. How about "flammable" and "inflammable"--they both mean the same, while "ingenious" sounds like "stupid" but means the opposite?
2007-05-30 05:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is really old. And Seinfield probably got it from Carlin, who probably got it from somebody else.
Falls into the same category of why are those little sausages called hot dogs when they are not made from poodles, or why does hamburger not have any pig meat in it.
And for you British blokes, do you really put a shepard in shepard's pie?
2007-05-30 13:50:08 · answer #2 · answered by don't plagiarize 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beats me. It just a figure of speech. I hope people don't get confused and drive in a driveway and park in a parking lot. =].
2007-05-30 12:12:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rayna P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's a parkway? We don't have them in England
2007-05-30 12:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one of things like why do the feet smell and the nose run; just something to live with, lol.
2007-05-30 12:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by Answerz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just another mystery of the english language.
2007-05-30 12:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by fonteal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha nice one....it really is something to think about, this world is back-wards
2007-05-30 12:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
clever girl
2007-05-30 12:16:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, you got that one from Jerry Seinfeld didn't you?
2007-05-30 12:17:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are American.
2007-05-30 13:19:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋