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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?# v/ Y" y1 x2 I1 U+ R5 C a/ Z8 I
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Let's face it
" |+ o- ~) a2 Q C+ z9 K/ b/ G2 ^English is a stupid language.
& @) t' }3 v, s; ~4 |There is no egg in the eggplant
( Q+ s! F a- G3 ~% ^8 ~No ham in the hamburger6 S/ B& G6 f- k6 ~
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! {& q6 Z+ [6 b z; a, W
English muffins were not invented in England
4 |% N' f1 z* y; A) _French fries were not invented in France.- Q' x' J% z+ m* A# C; b
1 A1 C% G; Y9 p1 t, g" `- bWe sometimes take English for granted
" x4 q) N! a% J: }+ ` jBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
0 |8 k' q' h, _% W' `Quicksand takes you down slowly. b; ?! t" m. P$ I" m% R
Boxing rings are square# t% G, v" f) P/ f; Z) O
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
& V: `' Q$ J, Y3 K6 qIf the plural of tooth is teeth5 f& V _( N; P/ V# Z1 x
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
/ L, s+ X, s( I9 G2 @: [If the teacher taught,6 Z& x* B; R0 b ]& K% h
Why didn't the preacher praught.) @! E6 p- e+ R- @0 U" q. V
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
& s! T0 U& q0 p" }1 zWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
( B3 @, j( b( Z/ QWhy do people recite at a play4 j6 l. O# J# {
Yet play at a recital?0 O0 f- i4 s2 v- m( z7 L
Park on driveways and
+ S9 p- i$ M& \( b9 Z, iDrive on parkways
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' g* [& e( L) a2 CYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy2 N) z& A( b6 j9 G% {, o' f
Of a language where a house can burn up as" T6 `* B5 S( D2 N8 ~
It burns down8 }4 E- F. c. n& A
And in which you fill in a form
% N/ R' f* M* }8 ]7 [) C" }By filling it out
- S! l# m5 {% f5 H4 o; u4 bAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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* |3 [$ r* m- ]) LEnglish was invented by people, not computers
+ f9 x0 ?( I6 [$ ^+ j* j. j' d2 Z8 GAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
/ V0 \1 {' V* b4 }* p) p. I(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
. T! I7 {0 [: X4 AWhen the stars are out they are visible
8 O# B/ E" o" m/ dBut when the lights are out they are invisible
- [6 T8 C( A" ^! {, ]0 JAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch; \0 ^. L F$ x: ?2 m
It starts+ I, _) k/ t. |' g3 q
But when I wind up this observation,
- I U1 i# `7 U2 z- EIt ends. |
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