Engleza asta...

Engleza este o limba cu un bagaj lingvistic foarte consistent. O putem modela usor si de obicei atunci cand ne scapa intelesul unui cuvant, gasim imediat destui inlocuitori care sa ii redea sensul. Engleza cunoaste o expansiune vizibila si de necontestat si este limba ce detine, probabil, cele mai multe variante lingvistice si fonetice pe care le are o limba la ora actuala. Pe langa asta e si foarte armonioasa, ca dovada faptul ca muzica si filmele suna mai bine in engleza decat in oricare alta limba. Si totusi poate sa fie o nebunie uneori. Iata un fragment primit astazi la un seminar sustinut de un profesor doctor universitar din Polonia. Mi-a placut mult. Pentru toti iubitorii de limba engleza.

"Further to earlier answers, we must face the fact that while English reflects the creativity of the human race, it is a terrible language. There is no ham in hamburger, and neither pine nor apple in a pineapple. French fries were not invented in France. Quicksand takes you down slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor a pig. If writers write, how come fingers don't fing? If the teacher taught, why didn't the preacher praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? Why do people recite at a play, yet play at a recital? Why is it that when I wind up my watch it starts, but when I wind up a story, it ends? Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racing car not called a racist? Why are wise men and wise guys opposites? If horrific means to make horrible, why doesn't terrific mean to make terrible? If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, can electricians be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed? If people from Poland are Poles, why aren't people from Holland called ... Holes? " (Dr. Piotr Steinbrich)