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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ S: c% Y7 B3 V1 c4 R! \2 g
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Let's face it
, o5 x& k1 D1 G( dEnglish is a stupid language.. r+ L! n+ u6 S+ m& A. W1 {% s
There is no egg in the eggplant: j/ o; X% _. M! f
No ham in the hamburger& y J3 [, f# [* \0 G
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
$ K& j% m. N9 V4 G% u9 A x: c' ]English muffins were not invented in England! D. P& Y; k6 T0 |
French fries were not invented in France.5 f! D& o$ a3 F; r9 p5 V g
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We sometimes take English for granted: l; N7 J( |" ^7 x E' }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 S. Y5 ]. o" A& X6 a9 c! v0 `
Quicksand takes you down slowly/ ~5 T9 f9 D; h" W. O2 p) s
Boxing rings are square
& v9 a$ T, Z4 t7 K3 m/ l% x/ s6 }And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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+ V7 g M, \) q( PIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
; Y) z- N4 I. n6 S; O* IIf the plural of tooth is teeth
7 N' @& B7 K2 t! I7 ]Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
1 O7 H: E, h0 Y4 r8 u" F& ^3 mIf the teacher taught,
. A. r/ L8 r* bWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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+ q+ @3 m' o8 o. }# hIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
% d. n, F8 K7 a/ e4 @/ IWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
! ~4 }/ v1 p. a* A# C# AWhy do people recite at a play8 o2 r0 ?) S, v3 x# {
Yet play at a recital?3 h' k, B% |# h# n
Park on driveways and
" f' {9 r; l% C" n0 A+ j7 dDrive on parkways# f& I1 f) r% f( B8 z" z* r2 G
C/ y' J3 T1 b3 N8 ?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
% `6 v+ }4 l! ?8 Q+ c1 \2 UOf a language where a house can burn up as1 Y3 O( ] [- p0 b* T! I8 s! ^, @9 t
It burns down
. t8 V) v5 r! ^/ vAnd in which you fill in a form ' V2 Z" I1 o; R2 l4 V
By filling it out; p! T6 w; R6 g, c4 J1 t
And a bell is only heard once it goes!: r% ]3 _. P- ~' j0 m
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English was invented by people, not computers
8 o; f3 d7 Q# Y3 I8 u r' iAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race3 z( ]1 u. n6 S
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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9 m8 _; \) {2 b0 @, `" JThat is why
$ h+ \; F+ C. N8 X7 IWhen the stars are out they are visible
* J' ?+ t, v; s0 P, [8 wBut when the lights are out they are invisible
* H+ m0 o1 @0 {( |! c+ YAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch% V& V( f- N. p- g! M1 a0 L1 ~
It starts/ G& b) [& N& T/ ~
But when I wind up this observation,
3 c8 [; M$ O: T! \% k( n% t! ^It ends. |
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