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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it* Q' I' e, \" `1 P/ l: h
English is a stupid language.
3 ?. l* k' o) \9 kThere is no egg in the eggplant
8 `& i/ \+ X9 U) E0 A. q2 `No ham in the hamburger
7 d; v+ g8 s) A+ T# Y. g% |And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 G( A9 F4 W/ N& tEnglish muffins were not invented in England+ ^. \5 z, s3 @& P
French fries were not invented in France. B% ?" U6 Q4 v$ a$ R
( j0 P2 a4 o! [8 Z2 V% Z. ^' wWe sometimes take English for granted
. p5 [1 [# z. V8 v* T5 FBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that/ ~# o8 P" b1 z; p1 y% \
Quicksand takes you down slowly
- A/ z7 c/ I# _- l# }0 `7 ZBoxing rings are square+ u2 K: s7 N3 w- v _# ?
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; w9 H# D: _3 `; J; JIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing., Q% \0 d) | V; d7 Z, k: V1 q7 T
If the plural of tooth is teeth
( T+ C- t: {" l) c* YShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth+ S; Z3 e/ D' D, x! {
If the teacher taught,
4 V! W4 q% b% X' x5 A: [Why didn't the preacher praught.& e; l f6 f& V4 C
$ Z6 J1 f: T! _9 p$ p! d- qIf a vegetarian eats vegetables2 S( h, y+ `2 q: t' e* @0 I
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
$ R* ~4 T# x; ]0 n8 Y: xWhy do people recite at a play4 n: z. b2 }" _" u
Yet play at a recital?
! {% ]% p" Y1 ~7 JPark on driveways and
l$ _- |/ n$ b) tDrive on parkways9 C. Z% }) g0 S: K1 e/ I* R
7 Z: y } T# s3 z8 QYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy3 n9 C* d& R" z3 P* r1 j5 u& C1 u8 ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as0 S0 L R; |$ d& N9 D
It burns down. T1 s+ o3 o( j* j5 S
And in which you fill in a form 3 P& a- C" b+ T6 q5 e j
By filling it out' `9 X/ ~( W9 W' Z
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% c4 ?/ h# m# H0 d9 \4 q
3 i& K3 i7 F; V5 }1 B( kEnglish was invented by people, not computers
% ?% u, T$ U' O- b: D# KAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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6 Q0 ?# n" N( e" |" X: ?- E: S3 ~" S. NThat is why% d; l* L7 i+ N# l, d" V
When the stars are out they are visible6 E! p) k8 d$ I
But when the lights are out they are invisible
& a, F5 R: r0 J+ |/ b. y. G3 ]& jAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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