Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? ! e( p5 G" B; F& C# Q9 Z9 w$ D7 M* ?+ w5 C7 ]
Let's face it* U# [6 _" W6 Z5 P
English is a stupid language. - t# ^0 X9 I+ l' x, dThere is no egg in the eggplant " z7 Q. u+ m# W- T' @No ham in the hamburger & m$ X' H# _3 z" MAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. 1 z; z+ Q+ j' n( ]2 fEnglish muffins were not invented in England! [4 h2 j' t9 F( M
French fries were not invented in France.8 K+ S6 g/ J. \, o' e% i! W9 O
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We sometimes take English for granted+ a) X9 B+ E+ z. M5 s6 O
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 M6 \$ I3 X& m$ A
Quicksand takes you down slowly / j5 j3 ?( ]1 p8 a( p9 c! D ]Boxing rings are square. O! K9 ?) b4 ~" g {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ' D# ` R" Q+ v! i9 J/ Q6 J5 {3 S+ ^: h7 A
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.) _/ Q8 [( E$ U7 n) I
If the plural of tooth is teeth 2 _/ X! B B K( G% D' v0 S' s1 MShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth * ~! L K. p9 iIf the teacher taught,9 L5 z" u, a5 o( X% k
Why didn't the preacher praught. 5 N9 x. s4 D* N. v0 K p 2 ]9 M; D- |. ]1 K7 zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables4 P6 k- o1 W1 X2 }- f$ i
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' h& m% a# [" t: F/ l( A
Why do people recite at a play7 q" _; l" ?& C; c
Yet play at a recital? 3 y {. e' \. b! ~" b) ]- Y u7 b+ B* `Park on driveways and " ^2 ^) s% A+ Y. E9 o$ ]* uDrive on parkways " E E. j; K7 [ L c+ `7 y1 ^5 ]6 F! ]9 B. E" bYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy( C! P% c* x3 a- _
Of a language where a house can burn up as ' [7 a4 r0 a8 ^# C% T% JIt burns down6 I1 h B' N W) {. H; K O/ b
And in which you fill in a form - I, Y4 C* [3 D* G+ B+ w
By filling it out- y5 y/ ], F/ {+ _' w9 K" m
And a bell is only heard once it goes! - k* Z2 ]6 m! K' i5 a: O 4 K% |& e6 p8 s0 q: n9 qEnglish was invented by people, not computers% o0 u6 X) F$ w% d }- h7 ^, e& g
And it reflects the creativity of the human race " `. X6 ~' w( w9 c(Which of course isn't a race at all) / M1 S4 ]4 B6 q2 v7 g$ S7 A$ N% ]* J6 ?+ I% K
That is why0 x+ ^6 l u! t; m! o/ h' c* ~
When the stars are out they are visible; Z3 R7 ]+ \9 S6 m6 ^' P) J1 U+ H
But when the lights are out they are invisible / j# Y+ i7 Z! x! S5 yAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch8 V& R) f: j+ t/ r: V" U
It starts& Q7 P" S0 V: z
But when I wind up this observation, g: N/ x4 G, Z6 Z; q
It ends.
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