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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ `# t1 B$ @+ i8 L: k3 e6 k$ S# {
, f3 s8 P" ^* r0 I8 ~8 MLet's face it
5 m/ |5 k: y) F" qEnglish is a stupid language. I6 X( ?1 s+ n; ^* i Y7 c
There is no egg in the eggplant
7 z0 J: p2 ~7 i. WNo ham in the hamburger
" l; j& R$ F/ G, N7 \, YAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, w; U2 S# P1 @( p4 H1 i$ D+ }English muffins were not invented in England0 d7 a# M6 V2 H: h$ `
French fries were not invented in France.- ]7 g/ B& ?( K0 r) M; m
% m' c& M6 N: M0 I9 W3 RWe sometimes take English for granted0 v# c2 m" @( `" M# n
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that! Y7 `! e5 H% e3 K2 F w, T4 \
Quicksand takes you down slowly0 Q& f3 W) @* Q: s
Boxing rings are square# _6 a* n( h3 V3 O& x4 @
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 3 s: k- {% ^* l# T m0 V
1 g6 Z- M% E+ E7 oIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# e) A* e0 `" _( EIf the plural of tooth is teeth$ u/ b+ r. U) o* w% A' W& X. W, Y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
0 @2 [- G2 a7 RIf the teacher taught,
/ N3 x+ G& N" RWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
# H. q! B1 g8 f7 J' h p, dWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
# {* P& V) u6 i; ]Why do people recite at a play1 g- D- R- C |$ Z* X9 Z! E
Yet play at a recital?
1 }7 d" i/ Z" _' X) R, LPark on driveways and
- V( o" Z; V* B3 {& d ~( q9 GDrive on parkways
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9 x4 \# r1 X5 i0 u/ C) f, n5 r: \) HYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy7 j: t" j% m) r# P" T
Of a language where a house can burn up as
( {/ d' C9 Z. @/ S! p/ tIt burns down _: U* g, F" t1 K7 q4 i
And in which you fill in a form 1 u/ t) M/ ~1 @. b; }& C( L
By filling it out+ v# _ N2 E$ q. [" T0 Z
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 N# z" [4 J+ ]" v" w$ W
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English was invented by people, not computers
4 z* S, i0 ?/ b4 Q+ s2 \( ?And it reflects the creativity of the human race
) A" Y1 G4 K @- C1 ](Which of course isn't a race at all), m( N! K* N8 y/ Z5 Q
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That is why
8 j) N- b' L g/ i, b1 ^0 xWhen the stars are out they are visible% |7 l) E# V' b' F0 A0 V, W2 n; T
But when the lights are out they are invisible# y$ q. i- e- p. i& C' {6 R# J: q
And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 W) e/ F5 m- L
It starts
5 ], F; V7 Y1 f1 i1 Q0 pBut when I wind up this observation,7 D1 v; d T, z' u* P% l5 k( D
It ends. |
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