Some things about English leave you scratching your head. For example:
Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
If you liked those, here's a site that lists several more oddities in English.
Example: The two longest words with only one of the six vowels including y are the 15-letter defenselessness and respectlessness.
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