Essay About Guinea Pig And English Language

The English Language
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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
Lets face it,
English is a language where,
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 dont fing!
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
Shouldnt the plural of phone booth be phone beeth!
If the teacher taught,
Why didnt 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