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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it3 @& A& f/ J0 Y" Y& Z1 @
English is a stupid language., W" ^% o, `& b# o# y2 e( U* A
There is no egg in the eggplant% O3 h& Q$ Q+ Z4 j' I$ W: J6 P
No ham in the hamburger
8 T: X3 P/ W( r* yAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& ~2 i! U- X. d: q$ a9 h' N
English muffins were not invented in England( b) q1 ]+ B# ~$ i/ b' G( N
French fries were not invented in France.
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" q- r; P1 k+ \0 `/ X! eWe sometimes take English for granted
+ Y+ K+ S# b( |7 o8 ?But if we examine its paradoxes we find that, w( k8 r( ^1 |# A0 R. K5 E
Quicksand takes you down slowly5 n+ g. Z. T$ l) s/ d) k
Boxing rings are square: e& n! A k4 E4 D9 `7 z/ z; x
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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. \- ]5 \9 Y+ l UIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.. [1 w3 a5 e; Z- o
If the plural of tooth is teeth3 G) t- X6 Z* P+ `4 H& l8 {$ o
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth6 I/ l" w# i! t# D! u, w3 n5 j
If the teacher taught,
. G! c8 Z) z* ], m" x0 ]Why didn't the preacher praught.- v% f+ [6 Z9 j" @4 d
, _2 I4 k, I% N" |& Z6 k4 oIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
; ^3 f- i3 u0 ]- j+ OWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 l* w! X& \- M" E. k
Why do people recite at a play9 W/ O5 i6 ~& B4 M( ^' B
Yet play at a recital?4 q+ T& u3 `- S: O7 r
Park on driveways and
& r& D1 Y" D7 o, l) Z# sDrive on parkways
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/ } N# s9 n5 |0 \You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
) D0 T* Q% K M7 J4 JOf a language where a house can burn up as
?% ]" p) P1 r& o8 e1 gIt burns down& S" j4 K- z2 a6 _: O) X
And in which you fill in a form - ?% x& A/ O4 Y& n
By filling it out
7 p/ \6 U, T5 }& X5 D1 k6 @% OAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!) @% S5 i% y0 _
. m, F1 `" ^4 \" m' cEnglish was invented by people, not computers
_# U4 K- L( U b2 nAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race& c( T6 s, v* D! M# n$ u6 y
(Which of course isn't a race at all)* o" p& \9 B6 `1 b
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That is why- }1 n3 `$ X) D ^* _2 Z
When the stars are out they are visible% A, q" G+ r `
But when the lights are out they are invisible
c/ N5 _& R9 b! f: ^0 f9 f, CAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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! `9 U! z$ H1 n+ iBut when I wind up this observation,
F; q: \! Z: n% v2 l; _9 ~5 `It ends. |
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