How come half and half cream isn't called whole cream? Two halves make a whole, no? Lousy math.
How come we don't pronounce it zedbra in Canada?
How come we still call it mileage?
How come when someone says something, we say it came from their lips. "From her lips came the words "I love you". No way. Came from her voice box, which travels along her vocal tract, a complicated system that pushes air to make sound and also involves the larynx, pharynx, mouth and nasal cavity. The lips are minimally involved, and only at the last second. The only thing that actually comes from her lips is lipstick, and you better not let your wife see it.
