Actually the expression is “razed to the ground”.
Think “razor”.
Thanks Bruce, I never knew that…
Hi there OldGreyFox, nice to meet you and thank you for such a ‘brilliant’ reply to my thread. Being a lover of the English Language, not only did I find the article funny, I also found it informative. Keep watching for part 2!
It hurts when you f*** up, doesn’t it? 
I know the feeling.
A Yorkshireman has a F*** up well I never
First time in history :shock:
Razed…Raised. pmsl.
Okay guys, enjoy this rare opportunity…
([SIZE=“1”]walks away with head down kicking stones[/SIZE]…)
Let’s face it - English is a Crazy Language! Part 2
English - hilarious!
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn’t the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and there would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
Love it Cherie…
But I’m not going to comment and show myself up for the reprobate that I am…
Their theyr’e Foxy.
Or even they’re.
You’r’e good Plops.
What did I tell you Longdogs?
That Ploppy bloke really knows his stuff…
you’de think he was a Brit…
It’s mixing wiv us lot thats’ dun it.
Brit? Or did you mean brick? Engrish really is amazing/crazy.
Hi again OldGreyFox and thank you, first of all for accepting my friend’s request, and secondly,for replying twice to this thread. 
It’s funny that most of us speak English all the time but never really think about the composition of the words that we use, and a lot of them certainly can be described at quite ‘barmy’.I’m glad that you enjoyed reading about them as much as I did.
No problem Cherie, I’ve enjoyed reading your posts and look forward to reading more of you…
My Cherie Bmour.
Ah ‘Barmy’ probably derived from the first loonybin situated in Barming in Kent in the 19th century (I think).
Then there is ‘Cretin’ derived from Christian for obvious reasons
Hi there Bruce, your talking about Barming reminded me of another saying about “barmy” people - “He’s one stop short of East Ham” which is “Barking!” (Of course we’re talking Tube Stations here!) 