Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?4 Y: @2 e/ [* j6 w! M$ g& I; s
( }, D* F: W! Z* |! JLet's face it+ v8 ?5 h& j' H- L3 X; B
English is a stupid language." H, B, ]* P4 k2 z6 @4 |' z: o
There is no egg in the eggplant * r* b0 Q9 _4 kNo ham in the hamburger ( P9 ~# U* G( ^& u: VAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. $ A u; h+ V$ O' j, OEnglish muffins were not invented in England0 U( W. \* l7 z& u7 q# [% Q
French fries were not invented in France. * J( ^. h' p0 Q* G. }/ u5 J' g# n& ?/ y7 I
We sometimes take English for granted + I. x7 C# O. ?! L4 WBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ l3 l/ \" W* L/ s8 L V# A
Quicksand takes you down slowly ; k1 X- q8 Z# \. C2 P( p( YBoxing rings are square7 y4 {* @' t( t% \- Z
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & I- J, b$ Z7 R- F- J8 a8 C7 T: z6 i/ x+ D
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. 1 G5 y8 G/ ?4 K( S' D% h7 E- fIf the plural of tooth is teeth* w9 B" G4 `' B7 {2 ?% ]) v
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth" w6 c. \2 a F/ }( y3 w
If the teacher taught, 6 g. o) t2 _# W" ~& K! QWhy didn't the preacher praught. 5 X( a8 A* @# K/ W* c * M E* u+ _) V2 Y$ j- BIf a vegetarian eats vegetables7 |+ }3 \8 \' k0 O6 N; J8 `/ M
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, q* R* o# }9 a9 f
Why do people recite at a play 4 i. J; g+ ~# o# CYet play at a recital?7 g" @; b- c0 P( T% U& N8 }
Park on driveways and/ @/ {& u L* o
Drive on parkways ( H/ B7 y1 Y2 _& |- @ / B5 Z- [; b8 v" f# J. Y2 [You have to marvel at the unique lunacy: G" w, Z. ]) j
Of a language where a house can burn up as / L8 z- I& |0 P" KIt burns down: U" ^# ?1 u. I, s
And in which you fill in a form " w& F- u* w0 {% C4 @5 XBy filling it out: O& [+ ?1 |. P6 {
And a bell is only heard once it goes!5 \. Y ]% T% x: |# E+ ^9 E/ G0 T
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English was invented by people, not computers . k* ]2 e; o* C$ w7 S. YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ N0 V1 i& K' \$ s7 ]
(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 h$ f. S6 Q! h
* e* V% _: _; UThat is why , P/ I/ r [6 {When the stars are out they are visible $ U. ]# k# W* p* A2 mBut when the lights are out they are invisible 8 h% U# A2 @3 i/ v; o6 P y* E, YAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch0 b3 C1 c i& o
It starts 2 ? V+ U( l( b$ Z3 wBut when I wind up this observation,3 x6 e9 b; t- y
It ends.
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