English is a Crazy Language by Richard Lederer Let's face it -- 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, 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 … [Read more...]

The English Lesson by Richard Krogh We'll begin with box, and the plural is boxes; But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a whole lot of mice, But the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, When … [Read more...]

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. The poem below is called "The Chaos" and was written by G. Nolst Trenité, a.k.a. Charivarius (1870-1946).  Try reading this aloud: Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my … [Read more...]