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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ I5 E, R5 i6 U. ]1 a8 y8 |
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Let's face it; h9 e7 C4 P; h5 m, r7 t5 C, I
English is a stupid language.
- m7 D# c) V9 pThere is no egg in the eggplant
2 T6 H4 u/ s# Q V, FNo ham in the hamburger9 n$ ?& ]; q) I2 H$ h
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
2 e6 R$ d" F4 M; yEnglish muffins were not invented in England
9 [; f1 Q+ p( y# dFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted/ M: r" D& @1 K) m1 }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* \' g% ?2 n* y* |
Quicksand takes you down slowly
% H1 o- |! f! V2 b4 JBoxing rings are square
6 z: C( W% |: [+ @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.
# q6 e- x! x$ J; L0 dIf the plural of tooth is teeth$ E" {. y: R$ B/ B; f
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth3 n) X: {0 F9 |( G! T
If the teacher taught,& m# s8 o6 O& S6 j$ E9 H' \
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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8 y8 n- r- \% M# t$ M$ zIf a vegetarian eats vegetables1 g) [* ?% l& Y# k8 q6 k; Z$ T
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
( C4 q* B# J3 [& S& `Why do people recite at a play( ]$ U9 d# p$ ?4 V
Yet play at a recital?
9 T& d5 Q2 M/ e b2 m+ @1 s8 qPark on driveways and0 N' P9 ]: h) z0 }! j
Drive on parkways6 ], B& A4 y \2 }% V$ D
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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5 b; v' S' i& U, y1 S0 m5 DIt burns down& A+ j i5 Q( Z! N1 a) Z
And in which you fill in a form
/ c$ x ~& D2 X: X% nBy filling it out
$ q% B7 V1 G. Y, @ C1 D0 a. kAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!8 c0 u9 T" w( @7 R, }
; j+ ]8 U. U' fEnglish was invented by people, not computers
/ i" ^! F( Z" z" C0 m. vAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race/ p2 i, h) {8 G6 z" G6 v/ O
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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0 s- P: A$ \% e& `" T) r* s9 i0 p9 EThat is why, l5 {( h: {! ~& W, Q& F B" @, b
When the stars are out they are visible" H6 ]& q, m2 u P: |+ B. x8 E
But when the lights are out they are invisible3 k2 s7 N, `, t( Y
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
. ^9 c7 F; d" d: E" D- V j) aIt starts
1 x4 w* Q: `6 Z f [! o) Z& MBut when I wind up this observation,
; ~7 X- R$ u3 e# f) ? pIt ends. |
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