India, Nov. 8 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor once again charmed social media with his characteristic humour and eloquence, this time through a playful Instagram video dissecting the quirks and contradictions of the English language. The clip, which has already crossed more than one million views, shows Tharoor responding to a quirky email he received about the logic behind English spellings.

In the video, Tharoor begins by quoting the message sent to him. He says, "Hi!, just received a funny email saying, I'd like to know why, When from 20 upto 90 ends in 'ty', why only 10 is written as ten and why not 'tenty'. 2.) When from 13 upto 19 ends in 'teen' why not 11 and 12 is written as 'eleventeen' and 'twelveteen'.? Fairly good question, but...