Osric G - April 8, 2010 writes:

Come to think of it English language is really funny. Ok let's look at these instances:

Where in the hell do you get the name English muffin when those muffins weren't invented in England!

French fries are pure lies cause they weren't made in France,

There is no egg in eggplant,
Ham in Hamburger,
Pine in pineapple,
Nor ice in ice cream either,

English is all paradoxical and it’s hard to understand,
Why quicksand is not as quick,
And housewife is wife at home,
While husband at home is not house husband,

Guinea pigs are not from Guinea,
And I really don’t even care,
And why we say boxing ring,
When we know it is square,

Your house burn up,
While it is burning down,
You fill in a form,
By filling it out,
And alarm goes off,
By it going on,

..How can a slim chance,
And a fat chance be the same?,
While a wise man a good guy,
While wise guy get all the blame,

Because we recite a play,
Yet we play at a recital,
And we ship by truck,
While we send cargo by ship and that’s not all,

Why do writers write?
But fingers don’t fig,
And grocers don’t groce,
And triggers don’t trig?

English is really a trip but its the only fluent language I speak so I have no choice but to live it!

Catherine H - April 9, 2010 replied:

Thanks for posting that, it's very funny and also very true :)

osric g - April 14, 2010 replied:

Glad you liked it. Thank you.

Benny N - May 24, 2010 replied:

I guess it is in order to add taste the language. Or, hard to find words for such names.

Osric G - June 12, 2010 replied:

Yep.lol

Johanna M - September 19, 2010 replied:

I liked it :D