Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? ' Y: E4 A, @+ d* @7 I1 N- ?* \* S# g+ e+ D+ t9 L$ W! Q
Let's face it5 d& P9 b- a5 s4 C
English is a stupid language. ; i1 u: E8 k/ q- ?4 eThere is no egg in the eggplant8 t( M0 K3 O8 t! o& S
No ham in the hamburger3 P( q/ z8 G; a8 n$ J7 ~ ^
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.' p5 ?; E: z' r
English muffins were not invented in England$ p. Z0 W/ m+ u3 `) p
French fries were not invented in France.: d X0 y6 Z# U9 \" e' i
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We sometimes take English for granted. H9 o/ N- [9 E% q7 F, t7 s
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that 6 q( Z* U; J8 S% P* d/ ]1 W# pQuicksand takes you down slowly 0 T; u% d* H: h% }4 |* qBoxing rings are square 9 W! z0 _2 d$ G0 S! w, A6 s7 J6 _/ \And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. . \; R& E4 y1 Z
8 _" Z6 Y" [4 O( o+ jIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 L2 y9 `) B- Z
If the plural of tooth is teeth' W! t- D C: @. e/ Y% @: N
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth , ]4 v8 V- S) T0 ^+ ~If the teacher taught, 2 T# G8 R$ z1 I( f' OWhy didn't the preacher praught. 7 i6 J3 } V3 i$ M0 a9 J + o: U- O. i) P8 K; H/ F# ^; |+ [If a vegetarian eats vegetables1 A' {5 p& ?5 Y2 u. H0 v" q; ~
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? & }5 y z2 c" \# yWhy do people recite at a play# N- L) q$ |. ?3 v& z
Yet play at a recital?( m- o# |2 h6 s5 l7 F! Y
Park on driveways and ( R/ c4 f- }1 g+ X3 k5 t4 oDrive on parkways. i! m4 b7 n1 x F3 h( l
* }* m2 r/ F- i6 A. @) Y& wYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy 8 \7 T( j5 M w* b' ~7 h5 LOf a language where a house can burn up as 7 V8 j6 ~, ~8 s; [7 z, tIt burns down 2 M6 `7 ?' o6 Y2 k) nAnd in which you fill in a form . Y, h: N! _) Y
By filling it out / ~& d7 O L* D6 O+ J/ X& |$ BAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!9 d, r: f( a6 d, v
9 D P' @) t: |% y$ [English was invented by people, not computers n* l. L. v0 v" V' f
And it reflects the creativity of the human race/ U) s, c2 ]; R8 J
(Which of course isn't a race at all)! c( C7 I v5 \# O {( e2 }4 z
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That is why' O; G b" I6 X
When the stars are out they are visible G6 C7 ]* |7 E% O" \
But when the lights are out they are invisible / X1 C* j( ]3 Y3 f: pAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch 0 ^6 H3 J( s/ [/ ] TIt starts( R3 ]2 Q" N. N# d5 V3 D$ l# z
But when I wind up this observation,4 K& `) a" A: [+ g! l1 B
It ends.