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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it0 h% t6 W( B6 _7 O6 \
English is a stupid language.
# _$ V$ R l" W% I u u, k$ gThere is no egg in the eggplant9 {" I' }6 s' ]
No ham in the hamburger
4 v/ t k& B3 v; S$ |" \3 CAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.' J3 z( |% Q* \" U9 E
English muffins were not invented in England
% M0 [$ v- ?; m; n) S: e% U+ yFrench fries were not invented in France.- \# K: B d8 B, Z! ]5 i
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We sometimes take English for granted, E6 ?3 O- B, Z1 J$ @8 @# F
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
9 b9 J+ Z' g6 m3 Z3 k+ _; H8 `Quicksand takes you down slowly
# V: Y( G& X$ m4 B' mBoxing rings are square
' L6 ^6 |; N) W2 H/ E% K) Z2 ?And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & B, r5 L0 O6 d3 q. w5 J
) C* o* e( G# w# G% e# @. D, _If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
1 {* P) V7 f: l8 u8 n" LIf the plural of tooth is teeth0 y4 O" m* Z' [+ u& e
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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3 {% a% \4 {. y) PWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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% e- r( Z4 M! q" b9 `9 IIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
0 N& o# ~8 z; m5 k8 C* hWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
( e8 V+ g- M- oWhy do people recite at a play$ G* `7 @/ s% _6 _3 x0 _: y
Yet play at a recital?3 ]& T7 K' O, V- } G5 u
Park on driveways and. [+ g8 B4 s+ w$ M3 |8 V- h& Y# z
Drive on parkways
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$ n6 ^+ _& V+ v0 xYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy5 e; K n0 ]( K2 F
Of a language where a house can burn up as2 j+ y/ ?; X8 g5 X
It burns down( [. {) G3 x {- S
And in which you fill in a form ! } X2 {- K. I3 Q3 r
By filling it out
1 D; N5 A( \( h# u3 `And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
d' h, ^9 K* W) ~, P9 F1 H n8 t/ oAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race* {* I: ~9 M% ~: ?; C7 P+ t0 T; d( A
(Which of course isn't a race at all)0 V" \3 F; l+ t7 k* f" y; r
1 s i* A5 F3 A: |That is why/ k2 W7 \% F5 h* f# T. b7 |- p
When the stars are out they are visible7 i$ F; P. O) S% X& A' Z
But when the lights are out they are invisible2 x% m( Q' K1 }' }
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 X1 v! p& t9 @3 Q- }1 s* a0 yIt starts
% q' {% x+ {! a6 ~( IBut when I wind up this observation,
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