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The complexity of English Language. This is so hilarious you need to read this.

A retired teacher of English once wrote: English is a tricky language There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France.  Sweet meats are candies while sweetbreads are actually meat and non sweet.  We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a 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, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If teachers taught, why don't preachers praught?.  If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?  Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to ...

How Should You Look!

Do not allow or permit your situation or circumstance dictate to you. Instead of looking back, look forward. Instead of looking outward, look inward. Instead of looking downwards, look upwards. Instead of looking sad, look happy Instead of looking rejected, accept your self Instead of being faithless, develop your faith. Instead of looking discouraged be encouraged.             (By Maranatha Oye)