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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?4 I2 |1 c, h3 \
& z6 b0 w. C1 F: _$ CLet's face it; A; O" E: {* Z
English is a stupid language., r; t) i% t6 e) T" b$ h# m& s
There is no egg in the eggplant
' R/ G. c% c4 ~ w4 sNo ham in the hamburger- g8 O, l/ N+ e c Z0 J
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ H+ j5 ^6 f9 T) W# p- {/ C
English muffins were not invented in England
, Z0 t u: c+ _* ]+ ]+ UFrench fries were not invented in France.: N( z5 f' h m! G- D/ B
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We sometimes take English for granted
p* \: a" H! oBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 J7 U, F( v) O
Quicksand takes you down slowly
* S) s/ X" N F4 K) l3 WBoxing rings are square# l: V: p4 F" p
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 C6 i9 K9 S- Q, n$ j/ u
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.# E& n9 }/ W# j3 K. v4 S
If the plural of tooth is teeth) D5 M2 ^; ^# J* [% S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% G. V$ B$ U# q$ R9 _& |If the teacher taught,
8 h# U# L( z# y9 M( aWhy didn't the preacher praught.5 ~% i8 ?4 E4 I; g @2 ~6 B5 x
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 ~; o4 x9 ^( V UWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: S7 O: P; w5 w) G/ h$ e
Why do people recite at a play
+ y. U" n0 @. CYet play at a recital?- \+ S" R$ M& J3 O
Park on driveways and/ v& F8 {: i/ f) f! A, I
Drive on parkways/ F6 F* Q i, k5 T! T
0 E6 U% v0 p5 p% ^You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, d; m- q* }% D2 XOf a language where a house can burn up as, h. t8 s7 u4 S. h6 Z2 {# r
It burns down# @# h& ~1 V: Q. P- N% [
And in which you fill in a form # Y( R( H4 z( H& O& @
By filling it out
0 N' i; w9 K# \1 nAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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s N& s0 E l: x& vEnglish was invented by people, not computers
# o6 l V3 E5 S$ B/ pAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
7 J8 f1 m& q7 h, m& {5 b& b/ F(Which of course isn't a race at all)& |, e$ {: Q: p) V
& K# ?& V. j& f8 fThat is why8 e( v, N) M& S3 V1 P
When the stars are out they are visible ?- d5 L& V+ t
But when the lights are out they are invisible
7 z4 f( a. j' b( X& ?And why it is that when I wind up my watch1 K! u! C) {9 u% E2 ]9 r- o
It starts! T2 \- z8 ]# y
But when I wind up this observation,
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