Some to ponder...Why is English so hard to learn?

- The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Let's face it, English is a ridiculous language.

There is no egg in the eggplant, nor a ham in a hamburger; nor apple nor pine in a pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England, nor 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. How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are totally opposites?

Finally, how about when you want to shut down your computer and you have to hit "START".