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    26 Philosophical Tweets That Will Make You Question Everything You Thought You Knew

    You can call me "Plato"

    1.

    When you deliver something by car why is it called a shipment, but when you deliver something by boat it's cargo?

    2.

    why do we say we're IN the car, but ON the bus??

    3.

    Why is it called socking someone in the face if you punch them but we wear socks on our feet and not our hands

    4.

    How come people name girls Autumn, Spring, & Summer; but no one names their girl - Winter?

    5.

    why do people say music helps them focus but always lower it while looking for their destination

    6.

    so eggplants are berries but aren't called berries and neither do it have egg why is it called eggplant.

    7.

    Why is it called losing weight but not winning 20 pounds?

    8.

    why is it called a HAMburger but there isn't any ham? also if you're bald what hair color do they put on your driver's license?

    9.

    ok but why is it called waking up when all it does is bring u down lol

    10.

    But why is it called mission impossible if every movie ends with the mission completed? Shouldn't it be "mission complicated but possible"

    11.

    Why do we drink our drinks but we dont food our foods — Why is it called a building if it's already built https://t.co/ou51JFkDeO

    12.

    why is it called buttcrack but not titcrack?

    13.

    Why is it called a 'tennis ball' but the sport is 'tennis'. But they call it a 'football' and the sport is 'football'. Questionssss.

    14.

    Why is it called Arkansas but pronounced arkansaw

    15.

    Why do we say "elbowed" when we elbow someone, but we don't say "footed" or "handed" when we punch or kick someone? Thoughts?

    16.

    why do we say 'bless you' after someone sneezes, but not after they cough??? from now on i'm going to start saying it to all coughers

    17.

    Why do we say "Oh heavens no!" But scream "HELL YEAH" 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

    18.

    Why do we say "one dollar" but write "$1"? like why does the dollar sign come before not after? Really makes you think

    19.

    Furthermore why do we say "A pair of pants"? I mean, sure, they have two legs but shirts have two arms and we don't say a pair of shirts?

    20.

    I don't get it. But why do we say "I 'feel' numb" when numb is being unable to feel at all.... #shookt

    21.

    Why do we say paint your toes but we don't say paint your fingers

    22.

    Why do we say the g in signature but not in sign

    23.

    why do we say fourteen and sixteen but not fiveteen?

    24.

    why do we say,"drinking my drink" but not "eating my eat"?

    25.

    Why do we say a pair of underwear when it's only one, not two. Like it's a pair of socks, cuz there's two. But why for underwear and pants?

    26.

    Why do we say a person is taking the bus but in reality.....the bus is taking the person....