English is a crazy 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.
Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
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.
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's why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it!
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