Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English
Language? Let's face it. English is a crazy language. 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 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.
