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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?" v; o. D" e1 c0 g8 _5 A9 p$ i
6 K, F) m. @: O r" E2 F/ nLet's face it
7 o, V2 t0 D' X& d- N" T, LEnglish is a stupid language.+ ]9 m: Y1 T) f2 B$ h
There is no egg in the eggplant+ a# B4 E# c% _0 u; {8 W
No ham in the hamburger& }1 B, Z: v% I* O! D
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
1 o! q' M" f: S3 U' e2 v z/ PEnglish muffins were not invented in England
# A% a8 F& p0 @& ]$ c T0 rFrench fries were not invented in France.
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$ I" V* h+ r1 V: \4 SWe sometimes take English for granted
, B3 D0 |2 a& HBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 _% Y! a" N% _7 yQuicksand takes you down slowly
1 `6 O, n( G/ aBoxing rings are square
; [5 {7 D& j4 M9 h( NAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * {. `+ J# n% b. m: H0 ^7 N1 R) T
( P% p; f/ w" a7 l/ f, n3 Y1 mIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- b7 \+ B, y$ H+ b0 mIf the plural of tooth is teeth" M8 Q* W1 g) l1 @
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, b( f2 k8 x8 U% ]3 @( w7 n
If the teacher taught,
- N; l! P8 ]' @9 L( Y) _Why didn't the preacher praught.
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8 W* l! e7 s: U" A9 i; AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
u X9 `+ @ `% i1 YWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 Q3 M0 `4 m% p0 D) g
Why do people recite at a play
' c3 y3 H. M. m- IYet play at a recital?
8 ^6 n% K8 l x* fPark on driveways and1 ]# J% p& C( `& Q9 W
Drive on parkways7 Q6 w$ w0 O( Z
8 @# D$ m% T6 CYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
3 c) m. t) P. N3 x8 E! [" vOf a language where a house can burn up as4 q" L8 s1 L5 D; H4 p) L# f
It burns down: Y$ r9 j* g+ b; R8 D* R/ ]
And in which you fill in a form 8 k8 N: n/ J) W
By filling it out
. {/ S+ f2 J# y, Q; \- k) LAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
3 r+ L# ?- w2 `+ y; YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
3 {# I0 s, {" `3 Q* ?(Which of course isn't a race at all)! x! I1 m/ k0 c( d2 Q
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That is why
$ @" P) K9 _! F9 Q; n2 n5 pWhen the stars are out they are visible
4 F# z- C" c0 J. y0 Y0 Z. }But when the lights are out they are invisible( w8 i* q% U, p/ p6 V( A9 M
And why it is that when I wind up my watch m( P# f2 P- x, \
It starts
! ~ _+ _; q8 {" f3 d1 D, fBut when I wind up this observation,
& M$ L: @; o! A. K0 R% CIt ends. |
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