"How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down" 

What does the word "lunacy" mean in the context of the excerpt?

What is the meaning of the phrase "marvel at" as used in the excerpt?

"Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square." 

What is the meaning of the word "paradoxes" as used in the excerpt?

Seemingly absurd or contradictory statements

Identify the grammatical structure used in the phrase, "There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger''

How does the use of the phrase, "Lets face it..'' set the tone for the reader?

 By creating an informal, engaging, and slightly humorous atmosphere

"How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down" What does the word "lunacy" mean in the context of the excerpt?