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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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( g9 K- c% \- o& jLet's face it
; R' t) a3 X- [; v$ SEnglish is a stupid language.
& p c/ X" f2 z y+ ~0 mThere is no egg in the eggplant
* X( u f: G3 H8 c& C5 [$ tNo ham in the hamburger% }( @2 G$ _3 i7 Z6 D- I9 U
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.$ X0 _, w4 \3 x+ d: }
English muffins were not invented in England
1 R) Y b: q2 c6 RFrench fries were not invented in France.
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. c+ i5 i- f& k$ l, jWe sometimes take English for granted
6 c' A; h4 S4 Z) z5 \9 ]1 _& CBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that* p0 ?! |8 d" X `& k
Quicksand takes you down slowly
* k# F, ^* A7 b$ q: A3 r! `Boxing rings are square- s9 m" y8 S- M/ w: i! S8 p2 X
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * n+ D& c" v0 Z) \, H% i8 v& z0 r
' n1 P6 D, S. l. NIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- X4 l1 @% k1 c* ^# W5 g7 c6 bIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ H$ K& R% E4 l; `3 j/ ^. g4 c* V
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth) {1 m# c% k8 {( K1 p3 @/ r+ P
If the teacher taught,
2 L8 M5 J# c1 j0 _Why didn't the preacher praught.5 |7 L* R, [* `9 S1 @
+ M. W6 c1 t8 n8 w! ]7 |If a vegetarian eats vegetables2 i' l) S3 i' o( Z' n4 J( ^& s
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 Z+ q/ t- W6 O* H; ]
Why do people recite at a play- E4 m1 s9 b) X s! y: M
Yet play at a recital?; i$ c# s* h6 `. Y
Park on driveways and& X9 d$ `, w+ _6 K, V& v
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ J! [2 {; h. ^6 K! j6 j
Of a language where a house can burn up as
, x0 J1 ]+ O! O( K M, C0 g! a) w2 HIt burns down+ c: @& N' w* z! T
And in which you fill in a form
# B# T7 b$ o! |By filling it out& I% T: f. N/ L1 ?9 r$ r
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
7 m4 x m( M- S7 t; P0 o* FAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
[6 l$ q7 U2 C% J, u8 k/ p$ |(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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2 `* m' D0 E; Q* qThat is why
" f8 a: \" I/ D+ W3 o$ ?8 r) ~When the stars are out they are visible
2 k6 d1 J8 Z9 u$ M6 }, c. U% e0 YBut when the lights are out they are invisible
# A+ x }: X/ Y% b2 PAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 F: F% }7 Y( nIt starts
' ?4 h: }# t& ]. u' H( bBut when I wind up this observation,
7 p' ^+ d d, s) c7 e ~It ends. |
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