Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?% C6 X; A; n0 O
8 `& [" ?) X1 s! s+ dLet's face it# n3 L+ @# R9 s$ Q' e0 e5 m
English is a stupid language. & p/ c; N& `! u- b; r. UThere is no egg in the eggplant / {9 z8 c9 m+ D8 ~* bNo ham in the hamburger, s/ X- d; C. ~1 Z8 T: {! ~' Q
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. , ^2 U: j- a$ A, {) GEnglish muffins were not invented in England 7 j0 t" b/ h6 l aFrench fries were not invented in France. " R" O5 B* l0 [+ G2 Q7 L5 A 2 R' v! v8 V3 ~( ~We sometimes take English for granted2 V4 q( Q& J |; N
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that 1 ^9 R. E8 S7 W% h/ V: MQuicksand takes you down slowly: b. W/ `2 a) ^( P: Y' n1 l3 T
Boxing rings are square $ M; U$ \. l2 W% k& N* NAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. : R6 s# |. I+ @+ S+ T ' o- ~% a5 i9 c; Z" |If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.) _' v) q4 J: B: g( I4 I7 W
If the plural of tooth is teeth" x/ U ~* F8 M; k, R
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ R+ p5 V2 D3 B6 g8 D
If the teacher taught, 8 Y+ S" n @& k8 z- C3 HWhy didn't the preacher praught.8 u8 K$ } o1 R+ q3 A% B
; X* h8 }( m4 E1 N' \If a vegetarian eats vegetables8 n4 Q; d- D3 X7 K
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?4 D! w7 d* W! V' ?: R
Why do people recite at a play 1 m1 Y m) |" OYet play at a recital?) D$ Q- q' |7 R6 @3 h/ d
Park on driveways and0 c" o9 X5 q& E) |
Drive on parkways) n+ ^5 f; A- {
2 y* x$ a( F1 P( H1 [You have to marvel at the unique lunacy. q# U8 w5 P& I% S3 W5 T
Of a language where a house can burn up as0 [6 c7 a; m" P& V0 `2 ^0 B& C) g
It burns down9 E0 ~) z5 t( P1 F; p
And in which you fill in a form 9 d8 m" l9 Z% [- d: aBy filling it out U3 V+ s, a" @* W& g4 @- ]
And a bell is only heard once it goes! / b. p6 {" P' i3 ]1 d: } , n& a7 \7 O6 E. x- gEnglish was invented by people, not computers 4 r/ Y$ `. @3 B: f1 P% r1 ` s% KAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race + l3 H( a( ~9 B( q& ~8 b(Which of course isn't a race at all) - _9 V8 S1 m$ b8 ?0 d$ m2 ~+ v* k7 X5 g7 o8 J1 q
That is why2 ?$ ]2 X* x* z7 a6 @* c; Q+ _, e
When the stars are out they are visible " `! j# W" n% g. ~But when the lights are out they are invisible ; A8 I( m9 A, ~4 J7 h5 Q4 tAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch ' U7 i L7 `* H% ?; u: jIt starts * r0 u: B5 a6 [- U( MBut when I wind up this observation, # w0 n3 t) I6 X# U( N0 YIt ends.
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