English as she is spoke!

Let's face it, English is a terrible language,

There is no egg in eggplant, no ham in hamburger, and neither pine nor apple in pineapple 😦

English muffins don't come from England; just as French fries aren't French.

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 actually a pig!

If writers write, why don't fingers 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 on earth does a humanitarian eat 😧

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.

English was invented by people, not computer, and it reflects the creativity of the human race. That is why when the stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they're invisible 😏

And why is it that when I wind up my watch it starts, but when I wind up a story it ends?

Why is the person who plays a piano called a pianist, but a person who races is not a racist?

Why to overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

If horrific means really horrible, why doesn't terrific mean really terrible?

Why isn't 11 pronounced onety-one?

And, why is it that if someone tells there are over a billion starts in the universe you will believe them but if you tell them a wall has wet paint, they just have to touch it to be sure?!

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