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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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2 b2 K0 {4 |! n" t# k- CLet's face it! }# Q6 a2 b0 G
English is a stupid language.# K; a$ i* d5 W
There is no egg in the eggplant& N. ]: ]' i3 K) H" o& t: p
No ham in the hamburger
7 N8 S5 Z* E' KAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
# M. [7 ^/ V* e1 M1 ZEnglish muffins were not invented in England
" c: B4 Y/ T9 C3 m. O' x- d( ?2 ~French fries were not invented in France., F* [. d, ^5 m6 ^% K6 B
2 V- {+ u9 N. z( Q- lWe sometimes take English for granted
( P6 U! h# a' v8 y/ d& O! a0 YBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) m% \$ ~) Q% J' S$ l" C* }Quicksand takes you down slowly
5 r% o- \6 [; oBoxing rings are square9 @) C; t. Z4 F* x6 Z3 R5 r- y2 i
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) q0 O d$ X+ b g- j
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.) D9 ~& ?: k4 L9 R
If the plural of tooth is teeth
' T0 U5 H6 u; y* Y* cShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
g& v- u& V# ] n7 n) cIf the teacher taught,+ Y1 V K! P+ t5 b
Why didn't the preacher praught.- S2 Q6 t4 V( p" ^' d
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" f- i& f" J; i3 i9 J
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 ?9 T/ M) ^3 y, t( |
Why do people recite at a play8 a/ b3 v% t! S
Yet play at a recital?
" F9 r2 [6 `% ?4 ^Park on driveways and
, O" z( W U- R7 _Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
6 p$ \; W8 U j$ GAnd in which you fill in a form
) {! v7 J9 t& Y8 }4 }By filling it out
; A1 r8 H4 P8 f$ A! x' r% I- N9 UAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers7 s& M4 K/ L8 G; [
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why2 G, X' b, y5 p/ O) p: S" \
When the stars are out they are visible e: ?: y& q- o
But when the lights are out they are invisible
# o" ]& c7 Z% e0 qAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
, v6 x* w1 X# B9 H) GIt starts
P/ E6 A( C3 W- n m2 q/ EBut when I wind up this observation,2 R7 N( l- T- S, T0 W
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