What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

The more it dries, the wetter it becomes. Can you tell what it is?

It has a long neck, A name of a bird, Feeds on cargo of ships, It's not alive,

What is it?

I have eight fingers and two thumbs but I do not live. What Am I?

A fresher was sitting in an interview. The interviewer said, "This is the last question of your interview. Tell me the accurate position of the centre of this table where your resume is kept."

How can he answer this question? What will you have answered to such a question?

Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why?
CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS

A shepherd had 18 sheep, out of which, all but ten died.

Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?

A bus driver was heading down a street in Mexico. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing.

Why?