Как ужасен английский язык!

[KattyJamison]

Для тех, кто его учит, учил или пробовал учить.

Не моё. Автор неизвестен. За знаки препинания ответственноcти не несу.



The English Language. 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.

Comments

[Angela_Borgia]

Да, я помню этот текст! Очарователен, как собственно и английский язык

[Rapier]

*Смеётся* Они забыли упомянуть старую шутку, что пишется "Манчестер", а читается "Ливерпуль". ^_^

[KattyJamison]

Rapier Так это ж всё-таки шутка... А всё остальное - чистая правда Вот так и живём.

Angela_Borgia Рада, что тебе нравится. Я, когда учила, ненавидела лютой ненавистью.