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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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+ g" |' o( r4 J5 T8 yLet's face it3 j- d% {* W$ z: [! T' r
English is a stupid language.
3 c: a1 L" Q* N6 u; LThere is no egg in the eggplant
/ Y, p4 N d( u5 e' s' `! hNo ham in the hamburger
`5 F+ o$ i2 z: g8 j S2 TAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
# H1 D2 w4 a5 J+ _7 PEnglish muffins were not invented in England
' d3 J0 D3 ]# h" g. s- XFrench fries were not invented in France.
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1 }% S7 D) O7 ^We sometimes take English for granted* X3 S0 E+ z M
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 e0 f& ?" C, F2 L
Quicksand takes you down slowly
1 x+ Q! M& T; w' x+ a# K$ @- ^$ TBoxing rings are square
# X3 L% ^: g: c7 YAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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2 ~8 a4 E& Z* ZIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
* {* C* q# F% PIf the plural of tooth is teeth
7 J3 v' `) @! h3 N% LShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 e/ @+ i! M) q4 T; I* H
If the teacher taught," N& F; Y6 I5 |; Z& p
Why didn't the preacher praught.& e; t5 J/ s9 O! e+ [
$ ?* ?, o4 U2 M- R! CIf a vegetarian eats vegetables! n! t7 s+ w& Y. i
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?! ]! \/ ?/ @+ I
Why do people recite at a play- l, L$ p# ]% I/ y2 t
Yet play at a recital?9 N8 o6 L( M) o9 A# C
Park on driveways and
0 |* |, S6 F* L6 t# P) }Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy& W7 R7 o4 ]$ p7 E/ o, h! f" z* y
Of a language where a house can burn up as) e; G7 r7 A3 m4 P+ N& X
It burns down* k- s7 d |3 v) B! v: r5 Q! Q W0 \( o
And in which you fill in a form 7 t: ]' _5 [+ `) e3 C2 E: C
By filling it out: i, q; q1 T8 n8 f& G- G" _3 B$ o0 Z
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
8 P9 l/ m1 T- XAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race# R, S; B/ j& n4 y4 C( X/ S
(Which of course isn't a race at all)2 D. q5 N5 o; j
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That is why7 _% w* R( T8 ^+ H
When the stars are out they are visible
- g, E3 x# f S) \- eBut when the lights are out they are invisible% P S* j6 ]" ]. }; X( x" q, @- w
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% S1 K4 h( g* s! n2 FIt starts0 e% g: b2 t& \7 K1 T. h! b' ~2 H
But when I wind up this observation,
% ~2 G2 m/ Z5 E- S0 _2 b; mIt ends. |
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