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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?3 T! ^* m6 k. `3 X! R* s& F+ T
1 e8 Q- K% Y, B# E" B( L7 P7 o9 O4 |Let's face it
' m2 w7 T) B& UEnglish is a stupid language.4 U3 ^, h5 K- F- D
There is no egg in the eggplant
j0 g. H* R( I: G7 w2 F+ sNo ham in the hamburger; |) e$ Z8 W4 {1 m
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.9 k$ P) `. K9 u, D: V6 N0 ?2 h8 J! ^
English muffins were not invented in England% p( u$ K, T7 k5 E+ u# p8 O
French fries were not invented in France.9 I) ~* p0 h9 V7 b( I& i7 Z. y" n
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We sometimes take English for granted
5 B6 b+ e; V( F" `! W8 b+ ]But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
0 r! b/ E; `: {Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ P. d( Q8 n; I) sBoxing rings are square
4 Y+ L+ J' |; X: `6 }) i7 R7 z& PAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. : r; Q2 _) h# C, q @. W
r. Y4 c+ ?# S7 L- a9 R9 DIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 g4 O& Q$ c9 EIf the plural of tooth is teeth) J+ t4 X6 G* \ K( @+ U
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* \! ]% \) G) f- JIf the teacher taught,( `2 l4 o+ |! F; C6 V( p
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables$ [4 r- v& i* _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 f( I3 q/ P: \4 B8 JWhy do people recite at a play3 H' h5 V1 D& R- I
Yet play at a recital?7 n D0 R/ _! \* c
Park on driveways and/ x) f3 c5 c7 f1 k
Drive on parkways
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5 e) O) u) u+ ]/ E& yYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy! }& N- p8 D; {) _: x' t N2 l
Of a language where a house can burn up as/ x5 @: _5 Q9 j' f8 ^
It burns down" P2 b3 [( \* K v& H$ o& b. b8 g& \
And in which you fill in a form % V/ P: X0 g. Z9 r& _ a# X
By filling it out
2 Q7 r; K* b L% p: ZAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!! S, A+ R; W; u# t e
$ _* N7 o4 t& e# @1 {English was invented by people, not computers% e9 b5 y8 z/ b3 U1 {
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
3 d: ]& }# w% Y4 h3 b, ~(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
9 F/ c C- T5 O& m& JWhen the stars are out they are visible$ I `: X) ?* T* a
But when the lights are out they are invisible
# h$ h7 `) }# |4 o3 p5 v. U3 KAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch: z9 D5 f2 ]6 |! _
It starts, {9 d% f1 `1 H- j' d- Q* M
But when I wind up this observation,+ o2 f/ T. e5 v% g- A/ G" `' H( @; r, J
It ends. |
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