The English language

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@Bunny2 (2102)
Australia
November 26, 2006 3:17am CST
The English language There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple or pine in pineapple. And while no one knows what is in a hotdog, you can be pretty sure it isn't canine. English muffins were not invented in England nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce, and hammers don't ham?If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, two meese? Is cheese the plural of choose? One mouse, 2 mice. One louse, 2 lice. One house, 2 hice?If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Why do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck or car and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down. You fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm clock goes off by going on. You get in and out of a car, yet you get on and off a bus. When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it?
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@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
27 Nov 06
The English language is just a little confusing when you look at it this way, and it is no wonder that new migrants to this country have a bit of trouble understanding it. LOL Thanks for sharing this with us Bunny2. :)
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@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
28 Nov 06
In some ways it's one of the most difficult languages to learn.
@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
10 Dec 06
I've marked you as the best respinse. Thanks for your input :)
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
23 Dec 06
Thanks for giving me the best response for this discussion Bunny. I really do appreciate it. :)
• United States
27 Nov 06
Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
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@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
28 Nov 06
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That's a good one! Well done! I should add it to the list.
@morsh8888 (633)
• Indonesia
24 Dec 06
It may have been through my head for a while, Good joke :).
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@ausnikki (4054)
• Brisbane, Australia
26 Nov 06
LOL that's very good.It's amazing really when you look at the english language, there are many things unexplained.
@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
28 Nov 06
Yes, the English Language should be known as Enigma. LOL. Thanks for replying.
@mystikel (577)
• Australia
26 Nov 06
That was very interesting...makes you stop and think about it
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@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
28 Nov 06
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It certainly does!
@internauta (1043)
• Italy
27 Nov 06
Interressing,thanks
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@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
28 Nov 06
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Prego!
@chaitu007 (1338)
• India
27 Nov 06
now a days english is important
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@JMPILAPIL (503)
• Philippines
22 Dec 06
hmmm....where did you get that? sounds familiar to me. Thanks for contributing anyway! merry christmas and a happy new year!
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