Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?3 v" C- z! U5 d5 C+ Z2 e! c' ~# D
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Let's face it; {; q) Z3 O; M$ F$ P
English is a stupid language. 8 W, N4 B H0 I* s+ WThere is no egg in the eggplant0 T: ~7 B4 f( {- A2 {
No ham in the hamburger0 A+ z8 i9 b) J$ O" u' e9 g
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.2 @* ` _0 z. \8 R$ A0 ^# X
English muffins were not invented in England # {. D+ K; {6 X. E* N$ v9 J% ^ QFrench fries were not invented in France. @+ y7 w& G4 O. I+ D4 T; N/ P8 ~9 A) Z9 H# D
We sometimes take English for granted4 G- P: F' V6 N6 _
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that( C2 L) `" B4 S2 X' W5 q
Quicksand takes you down slowly0 l. y" i/ t& J& L ?; ^
Boxing rings are square $ @1 t- [& S; s4 @ `1 z! `And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. $ ]' Z9 x% i7 b0 _( m3 o$ ]7 ~ 1 O, }8 y$ h. I8 ^, |9 Z* Y7 fIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.2 F9 _5 C, r! ^
If the plural of tooth is teeth* Q* l3 y3 `+ q, s( J: T/ f
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth9 O3 w/ m) b/ @. M9 f0 z
If the teacher taught,; |( O2 D) ^7 }
Why didn't the preacher praught. 6 ^0 n1 L* t+ @" c5 {* l7 v4 K' B 4 x& H2 f/ X& i5 p8 o/ ?' a4 OIf a vegetarian eats vegetables : {; Q' R! A, C) ?& P6 D& L6 W: WWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?, C. y* |' B" V; `" C
Why do people recite at a play & W' C3 F9 |5 l; q' h) w4 [" |Yet play at a recital? ( Z5 Z1 X! i& g* ?0 q4 ~/ yPark on driveways and - E* Y# X( i3 e2 Q4 C7 S% kDrive on parkways : w; N* C' H; B' n) Q j/ b+ `7 }" k9 N/ s
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 ^7 L& n8 U2 [1 ^) m i
Of a language where a house can burn up as ( q4 H; q. l! ]( u: a9 WIt burns down ( j0 x5 S" ?3 _# v* m" H! MAnd in which you fill in a form % t4 u( K$ K; Y- u8 j8 gBy filling it out ) C3 t2 q* }% `+ N' hAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! u* h. q' |* @7 K; P : D0 Q) M& U* r O( k4 MEnglish was invented by people, not computers ) I, ?' s) U1 j5 B: o7 z1 A }And it reflects the creativity of the human race4 Z+ B, @) f2 _2 q
(Which of course isn't a race at all) & f* ~4 Y% u$ [1 w3 ]" O $ v* |5 Z2 f9 ?0 r) h4 S! O+ QThat is why 6 n) C8 \9 Q. e. UWhen the stars are out they are visible- o' b( z4 I/ T5 O" m Y* z
But when the lights are out they are invisible) U) T: }; w# V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch % S2 o6 o o8 l; |It starts7 I! b. N5 I+ G" s/ ^$ M4 y( _
But when I wind up this observation,# |# u' y2 l% N: A [$ R5 L- k
It ends.
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