Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? 4 g# M& q+ G4 K" c7 P$ [+ H0 [ 0 i' J+ Q3 g/ Z- RLet's face it ! q: _0 Z% L/ M H- ^) f x2 s! H3 @English is a stupid language. " i1 y0 p) f8 K8 _, w) t' ?) oThere is no egg in the eggplant) Q2 M7 B) y( w! C
No ham in the hamburger" _, q. [/ r( m! h8 B* l
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. 1 k2 R Q6 j) _" M& L0 {English muffins were not invented in England! t' S1 n5 p6 t' [
French fries were not invented in France. 1 R* n8 C3 v* m* Z$ j8 G2 v5 v! j' }) f5 O# T: r$ [6 p5 c* A0 A: q: N5 Y
We sometimes take English for granted 3 y+ @0 h% ^! X; L, BBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that 3 O1 Y# x& V4 E2 zQuicksand takes you down slowly+ A) N3 ` P9 K' w
Boxing rings are square, W Y' h7 X/ O6 x7 z; I* H0 ~% Q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / X5 b+ H. `: }/ S: V " U3 B8 Z: V \If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 S' r; T' Q: ?2 ? \5 N6 E
If the plural of tooth is teeth ; s0 o; U5 f& t+ E3 \Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth % Z3 O- J' }. t8 y" SIf the teacher taught,4 ~$ v9 e# f. R/ x6 {; T& l/ `, X
Why didn't the preacher praught.4 W- K2 U. j1 g
" P. v/ n5 E ^! p V/ zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables $ }' h+ }5 T2 C \$ nWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!? - y# @3 J: \ {. uWhy do people recite at a play3 k3 A$ N% z4 y K# N: u Y0 K0 N
Yet play at a recital?% t& G" \* U7 |% U3 U( t
Park on driveways and / @( t9 t" s, D: N m7 j% MDrive on parkways/ r! _$ Q5 j1 @ V4 X9 `
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy' N8 \5 M" i5 ?* d: X+ R
Of a language where a house can burn up as: G4 M8 Q$ A! C: J: C
It burns down & c* V, }: ^+ ^8 P% Q; {9 k8 c oAnd in which you fill in a form 3 i7 F& N( E9 C, Z7 @: h* p3 UBy filling it out 9 @- ]0 G8 x6 _; @" vAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!: m" Y+ F# P' ]1 \5 m3 w
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English was invented by people, not computers) \; l! ]4 ?: h
And it reflects the creativity of the human race; ~, _( e$ [2 P! g {; z' n
(Which of course isn't a race at all) 2 X) A9 K- f1 ^! }( v- a+ Y& | Y; c/ R8 D8 W* R! l4 ~. Q1 m
That is why- M9 k, m; ]1 `. L2 T' i P3 [; T
When the stars are out they are visible ( @0 B0 Z. B* ]/ GBut when the lights are out they are invisible 4 r8 Q2 ?" P9 A4 f- l3 v4 FAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch$ Y9 j1 k8 R3 n" f
It starts 6 z0 T3 s6 p. l8 m+ o( \% ABut when I wind up this observation, ! B. B1 ^" k4 l( l# Q2 ~: \It ends.
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