Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* L5 o4 D' l( s( D( ^
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Let's face it* A6 y, Y- m: m! }
English is a stupid language. 3 ^- n. N4 K9 O" v# B4 wThere is no egg in the eggplant " f" M1 ?0 X( H% ^0 A$ mNo ham in the hamburger # a# q' t) e8 f$ n: E! }And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. % E8 i+ m0 ?9 E$ b$ |+ XEnglish muffins were not invented in England ) n" m) H, b7 S' E* ?6 [% ]. GFrench fries were not invented in France. : K, S$ J- I! o) [7 g% j9 \ # o$ p- s/ {4 I2 N& v5 \' kWe sometimes take English for granted6 a# u) j, j3 n& z
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that 9 Y, ~0 Y' r! D( \ ~1 h9 ~9 w9 lQuicksand takes you down slowly . i, t8 `/ \& e6 {) a' I8 _Boxing rings are square& Q3 N( Z' a9 v8 O
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. _" T( f- Y1 y; D 6 @ N6 ^; r; q {If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. 3 E0 H# u1 ^. h) bIf the plural of tooth is teeth! B' w( O8 f8 ~( O* \) }
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' ~% g# X; k+ q. V' n
If the teacher taught, + c' \& f' r8 j7 r/ UWhy didn't the preacher praught. G: Z; s+ S' j8 z/ i+ d8 ?
5 U c$ d: O6 m- mIf a vegetarian eats vegetables 4 W x( {3 t4 R2 E0 c+ NWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?) O. ~8 E. F! j* H `8 d: f
Why do people recite at a play; E2 ^+ D K/ H- X7 h) D; Y
Yet play at a recital?2 r) H) y4 h+ _, d% N D
Park on driveways and l/ @; m o1 c1 u8 I2 S# @7 b7 W
Drive on parkways / `5 U* {( R) L) M/ m( W9 ~3 Z* m/ y/ @* O+ T# s& V
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy & \" E6 S8 w; POf a language where a house can burn up as 0 X& B2 J/ M# m( s2 o# TIt burns down$ D r% ]- N/ p, X) y
And in which you fill in a form / Z' ~; i( R. }) ]
By filling it out . R- @$ J5 S- t# C$ B0 _And a bell is only heard once it goes!3 M: m: J; G% G+ ]$ ~) d
# z: l+ e9 |9 z" w: e/ G2 xEnglish was invented by people, not computers ! T+ G2 G) d2 YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race7 l: _8 M: x. }3 G) E+ T h
(Which of course isn't a race at all) ; A+ u/ }$ s; h8 F8 ~( ]6 q& s' y$ I0 W4 E
That is why6 R. Q9 ]0 U9 t# e6 j
When the stars are out they are visible - S/ P; D# ?3 U& G WBut when the lights are out they are invisible % K9 P& {5 G2 uAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch2 B% h4 H% O9 k' Y6 U* n# k
It starts; C# ^+ b/ U- M% P3 Y/ c' S& \
But when I wind up this observation, # B) x, _/ ]& d# v9 t8 @ D9 O0 sIt ends.
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