English speakers should be the best linguists

Read the following out loud:

With one statement he charred Charlene's character.

Anybody who has learned to deal with three different pronunciations of "cha" really should have the mental tools to learn bits and pieces of many languages.

Nerdy words that aren't dirty

I read in the news that Hugh and Stu fell in the stew. They turned red in hue.

See also "Wacky words" and "Homonym Homilies".

Weasel words, a reader romp through politics and other human endeavors

If you want to go on a linguistic romp, see the reader contributions to
http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/weekend-competition-weasel-words/

If you feel imaginative, you can add your own.

Ghoulish foolishness

The ghoul howled foul when he was told he had no soul.

See "Homonym Homilies" for more of this silliness or cleverness, depending on your mind set.

Wacky words

A cheese maker lost his way. He couldn't weigh his whey.

Don't shed a tear over the death of the bear. He took my Heath bar.

I had another set that I forgot but will probably remember at one in the morning. But I won't go into mourning with a curse that it could be worse.

For more of these words that often come from wise guys, see "Homonym Homilies".