There is no egg in eggplant
No ham in hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in 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 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 it burns down
And in which you fill in a form by filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes. When stars are out they are visible
But when lights are out they are invisible.

Hmmmm....deep. Even though English language was my best subject in school and I also majored in it in the university, I still don't totally understand it. Don’t think I ever will. The rules are just too complex and confusing!

Nice one !

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How does this make English stupid

All these writers self and there wahala

I guessed you just wanted to sound funny. You try sha.





Manchester United for life let's go get arsenal this weekend

I think so

nice write up but

MissJoy29:
Hmmmm....deep. Even though English language was my best subject in school and I also majored in it in the university, I still don't totally understand it. Don’t think I ever will. The rules are just too complex and confusing!

And you wasted your parent's money, evil child

Not bad.

Really creative, very critical and comprehensive.
I love it

thumbs up bro. made sense

Pains in my head gives me headache, pains in my stomach gives me stomach ache but pains in my leg doesn't cause legache....crazy language

Noescrownoshow:
How does this make English stupid

Oga that writer the stupid one here

It's all about puns and wits....if u can sense either one in that poem,u will certainly find it quite interesting.

Papadoh:
There is no egg in eggplant No ham in hamburger And neither pine nor apple in 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 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 it burns down And in which you fill in a form by filling it out And a bell is only heard once it goes. When stars are out they are visible But when lights are out they are invisible.

Lovely post, but please, give due credit. Thanks.

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hahaha... its indeed a language of lunacy

Yet the poem was written in the supposed stupid language?
People lack talent these days. SMH.

I haven't written poem in like almost a month now, but this just got me inspired to pick up the pen and lay down the flow.
This poem is one of the best i've read this year and its my poem of the month

Funny

Right.

KingLennon:
I guessed you just wanted to sound funny. You try sha.





Manchester United for life let's go get arsenal this weekend

d difference btw Watford and Arsenal is clear.. LACAZETTE is waiting to devour Lindelof

Please mods make a correction....this poem wasn't written by papadoh as you claim.

I know this cause it's one of my best poem and have been reading it since year 2008.

Checkout the link below

https://www.google.com/amp/s/geekyteacher./2008/09/30/english-language-poems/amp/

So Lalasticlala ishilove seun Mynd44 Dominique kindly make due corrections

English may be a stupid language, but at least it knows that plagiarism is wrong!

Plagiarism pley-juh-riz-uh m: An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author.

MissJoy29:
Hmmmm....deep. Even though English language was my best subject in school and I also majored in it in the university, I still don't totally understand it. Don’t think I ever will. The rules are just too complex and confusing!

One of the reasons why school and academics is overrated, many folks are in school while some outta school and they dont even really understand their course.
Even someone who didn't study their course or goes to school, know better than they do

Lovely... U just made this beautiful morning interesting.

So illarious

Don't ask Nairaland members for contact details (email, phone, bbpin) or investments.

Baba u just did - (ctrl + c) and (ctrl + v). nice post, weihdone sir.

Ha

Funny enough, you used English Language for your write-up