Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? + _0 g0 B2 |, H0 ?3 `! [. Z: J9 F! z6 G! V
Let's face it 3 F% I# f4 G, f, JEnglish is a stupid language. " K2 I, {5 u4 f+ K+ WThere is no egg in the eggplant 5 [8 u4 d; U' n1 M# A& u; |6 qNo ham in the hamburger7 k/ @; L1 {! ~" z" P* T) d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.' \8 C4 c9 q8 [3 ? |$ U0 x
English muffins were not invented in England : R; X2 a7 P0 m. D& | ]French fries were not invented in France.( v R& A8 j5 W9 k1 m
" a' i: H# ~" d+ fWe sometimes take English for granted n( t1 q+ E- F& A9 q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that ) M: A& z2 Q, A+ WQuicksand takes you down slowly* I( j+ R' x0 U: P1 u
Boxing rings are square* F8 N& @) F. w ]) w& Z/ V
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( ?$ I; t; s, H7 i# }' |3 K" j3 ` 4 b3 v* K( Z9 U! s1 _& U* N3 r$ {. pIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing. 2 x6 R- t! { ]+ t4 E1 _2 NIf the plural of tooth is teeth4 t5 n6 T: i" `; ^ n/ A' d3 e) i: U
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth 2 m) N' z( ]* v3 O a8 FIf the teacher taught, + P6 y2 d3 `5 c9 FWhy didn't the preacher praught. " o3 S; a) m! w 9 Q5 t& p1 a4 I+ v& i; i* I% aIf a vegetarian eats vegetables % f6 c; g T9 }( aWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 P$ p' U8 J A
Why do people recite at a play! Q7 P7 H; s3 z% a
Yet play at a recital? 5 w; N* v( I) y7 j( \& OPark on driveways and; m% B5 _. I2 U2 I7 R- [# ~! {
Drive on parkways 0 i& K* `- n& @ H4 i5 u% [% K5 Y f. U7 t# a+ H
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy* p3 c/ F5 V& Z! z% C0 o! ]
Of a language where a house can burn up as $ t, b6 N0 @5 {# T& w/ s2 K* n$ X2 l TIt burns down 6 N. q2 I4 e$ M1 P' H7 r9 r" EAnd in which you fill in a form n7 L! D5 e o6 g1 E6 n8 _By filling it out 4 w* p! M3 S; bAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!) b$ K* D7 O6 H+ |$ f. R* `
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English was invented by people, not computers - I5 n- k% w$ o9 w( \And it reflects the creativity of the human race y9 Z6 Y3 ?. S# g) n- k( z(Which of course isn't a race at all) 3 A" W. o) R" z1 x2 N - O" k' T4 o% M% QThat is why $ S9 ]1 W0 I3 n3 m/ SWhen the stars are out they are visible 7 e$ J' A u0 d0 C1 z& t' ?But when the lights are out they are invisible! S& G; X5 U1 q1 a3 j2 S% u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch; E7 Z- U X- L/ c# V# C- w
It starts 9 _+ {* ~/ ~- Z4 j. u1 oBut when I wind up this observation,2 | i6 {% V$ T* p1 M5 J) e
It ends.
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