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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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6 G9 O: T) m3 ]$ _% H+ sLet's face it
& R7 c, ~) I: w5 a# V$ IEnglish is a stupid language." ?2 f; D( A# ]" v$ \9 f
There is no egg in the eggplant% g" t/ v: ` h T- I* Y; k. m
No ham in the hamburger
0 ~& k# f }+ Q7 h/ Y- EAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.; I+ k. X$ A/ b( W" k* m
English muffins were not invented in England
# p+ X2 O) v+ |# L* [French fries were not invented in France.0 D' `1 y! }/ \+ o
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We sometimes take English for granted) B7 _# D8 O: s
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that, w4 E% A1 i5 P0 m
Quicksand takes you down slowly" r3 u: j: p; X& K% b
Boxing rings are square* Q6 m7 O( g; L
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 q+ {3 {, N! Z& g
/ \$ O! i3 `; M7 W9 ]If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ \: \. n( N$ V) k3 w. @% V6 F7 u
If the plural of tooth is teeth# R" ~( t' A5 k2 Z/ V6 D
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
6 e! C2 V1 G% k" ^" U4 _/ L1 }If the teacher taught,( g& u7 q1 w( ?* j" f( s$ C; c4 Z, n
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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! H$ L/ e! ] Y6 TIf a vegetarian eats vegetables5 J, A0 E$ J5 G5 _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?( X- R: C/ m) F
Why do people recite at a play3 G) r+ P, ?2 u3 y; m8 X2 H
Yet play at a recital?
3 e, w2 @$ P& s7 mPark on driveways and9 E' }, j" o' N) j. n
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; ?9 Y1 k7 C2 @& t* ]
Of a language where a house can burn up as
5 _/ E6 @+ i2 c! }4 ?It burns down
9 e9 G8 \4 P1 K" ?* E r6 O$ \And in which you fill in a form
/ }- p4 n) R! d5 I. B2 f0 ~By filling it out3 {, }6 b8 d" V y* t% f
And a bell is only heard once it goes!& B1 U& F' O0 g/ B, J9 Y4 V
, d# O/ ?! d+ oEnglish was invented by people, not computers
7 Z% t. d7 k9 jAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
" s: C5 o$ F0 r(Which of course isn't a race at all)3 r$ y( ]% I+ w3 @
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That is why/ H, U) q r% t, ^9 y/ Y
When the stars are out they are visible
: h0 P: Q2 d( s& D# F/ NBut when the lights are out they are invisible& U, y6 v- d+ M# Q4 C- P: G
And why it is that when I wind up my watch8 M$ S+ P" Z' k0 G
It starts* Q7 f7 F& Q2 j1 c) ^) q c
But when I wind up this observation,
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