The English language

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?

Let's face it...



There is no egg in the eggplant

No ham in the hamburger

And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.

English muffins were not invented in England

French fries were not invented in France.


We sometimes take English for granted but if we examine its paradoxes we find that:

Quicksand takes you down slowly

Boxing rings are square

And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.



If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.

If the plural of tooth is teeth.. Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?:)

If the teacher taught, why didn't the preacher praught.



If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what the heck does a humanitarian eat!?

Why do people recite at a play.. Yet play at a recital?

Park on driveways and drive on parkways


You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down

And in which you fill in a form by filling it out and a bell is only heard once it goes!



English was invented by people, not computers and it reflects the creativity of the human race

(Which of course isn't a race at all)



That is why when the stars are out they are visible

But when the lights are out they are invisible

And why it is that when I wind up my watch It starts

But when I wind up this observation, It ends.


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