Phil is killing me with his subtle yet hilarious observation of the language we speak.
English Pt 2 (by Phil Baker)
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? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends,But not one amend?If you have a bunch of odds and ends And get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?If teachers taught,Why didn't preachers praught?If a vegetarian eats vegetables,What does a humanitarian eat?
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