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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it" d, m* B( E j/ @# b/ e
English is a stupid language.
* k3 m* F! u, R: V9 M' VThere is no egg in the eggplant
5 J3 [3 ~& w0 BNo ham in the hamburger
' |. Z- g8 J- z$ k5 _And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.3 ~' D& X+ w" X7 ?2 H! o9 I) B, P7 s5 H
English muffins were not invented in England
: ]( O/ H, Y/ k$ ^7 t/ uFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted& L6 H" D& n3 v0 c8 ~" d5 r. j! f
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that3 [& o/ K! \* q
Quicksand takes you down slowly
; c( Q& v9 c3 w) u5 O# s, QBoxing rings are square( n1 Z' E: c* ?: g9 s; A
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. : O5 X0 x; A& O' A& `. h
9 `2 b2 k6 w, ^! dIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 P1 |( {/ Y/ s( F1 Q* x; M) m" hIf the plural of tooth is teeth7 s. B9 H' `. {3 l- w* w ]5 G. d
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. m3 H0 X. I, lIf the teacher taught,
2 h3 e! R2 o2 f# n. i7 W. HWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
, R. o1 \* a0 {. u* f+ mWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ j z, N& H3 r3 v: s1 E" q- I
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
* o; v. V( l9 d& |Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
# V/ A- M$ f2 G$ GOf a language where a house can burn up as3 {: j- @7 C% t" l6 X. T
It burns down
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6 Z" c1 w' G* e F! pBy filling it out1 M; n4 g# V$ m' x+ i' ?3 E
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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$ q5 C' Y# J7 KEnglish was invented by people, not computers
, V1 i# b- l- i2 a* V( k* e0 XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
' T+ P( E, \% h/ i$ ?6 fWhen the stars are out they are visible# Q- [- @$ |$ o# E( J6 c. @
But when the lights are out they are invisible) }2 _+ J& X# p! r
And why it is that when I wind up my watch; o5 z3 S6 k ^/ ^3 \0 @
It starts5 m% o9 }! |+ Z1 v: w' t: B
But when I wind up this observation,
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