Why is: -big a microscopic word whilst microscopic is a long word? -french an english word but english isn't a french word? -verb a noun but noun isn't a verb (although you can always verb a noun)? -there a surplus of vowels over consonants in vowel? -an inch as long as a foot or a mile? -hyphenated not hyphenated (unlike semi-colon)? -etc etc [your turn next]