Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? 9 C6 I; Q5 \# [2 A0 D ) ~- U# x, `) y0 E' \Let's face it 3 Y6 N4 D; w5 m8 p. y# JEnglish is a stupid language./ T7 x+ Q* r4 `8 k4 i6 N
There is no egg in the eggplant9 x. V8 ^5 F) B0 g0 A
No ham in the hamburger 1 w/ d+ z4 j2 i9 M" Q+ ~2 d" F8 |And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: O- l7 h" ?* B3 i% t% D/ G
English muffins were not invented in England $ x4 R3 }$ }( g/ x6 q% G$ D+ wFrench fries were not invented in France.! R; A9 M' v6 q) I7 W( L' A
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We sometimes take English for granted ' e! }; b# x% ]6 _' n$ K! YBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that ! {9 R) z0 Y! a3 s/ S$ f! gQuicksand takes you down slowly ' D5 ~/ Z5 [$ v9 V8 EBoxing rings are square 0 ~0 v! b% g) j E3 i: \3 I# p8 LAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 D; ^8 T6 i( x% y. @* s+ f) ^& M" h# F- p
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# w) x, F3 L- B& z) z f
If the plural of tooth is teeth+ @0 B# Z/ U8 F. y" H
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth8 W j9 e2 s+ h) Y6 J/ S7 \
If the teacher taught,$ V6 |" d7 Z& w5 r: `7 o% J
Why didn't the preacher praught.3 v$ ^0 P) X2 N5 K; }, E
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 H' M# F7 g8 p7 P2 }
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' M% s& \2 {2 T
Why do people recite at a play 4 i4 u" j7 f) s% I4 C8 I$ t& z* }# gYet play at a recital? 7 A4 I1 U$ J3 r- HPark on driveways and# p) S! }* o' K. K
Drive on parkways2 D. W8 y) h' }, ]) v% C& k0 K
+ L( y& [# {) d6 a* gYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy 8 N$ P( E2 O7 c d, p. | mOf a language where a house can burn up as- d7 g5 U, o/ m" X4 @6 y
It burns down- k( l6 ]. `3 s4 ?; X0 e# H
And in which you fill in a form 2 M+ `% L2 q& s8 w4 i# [9 ?By filling it out : n: k! Q" _/ U C1 LAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!8 ?7 B2 d( x0 }' w% L' B% Y- G" ]
4 u* i9 w/ C8 f. y% VEnglish was invented by people, not computers 2 G) P$ w. z% _9 P( y gAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ X% W& J. c/ P2 w2 W! v
(Which of course isn't a race at all) . Y, U3 V! u' u# D5 W v( q' l# N1 N% q. y% o+ T5 m
That is why& s2 A& F" ?8 q& @) s
When the stars are out they are visible# I1 D) Z0 R# u
But when the lights are out they are invisible2 \# A( n3 I; I. [) b/ O
And why it is that when I wind up my watch 4 m" t1 g7 p4 ]8 ^/ ^It starts 3 l- y& e9 I9 {But when I wind up this observation,4 ~" g. n/ g1 _* M2 H
It ends.