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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?; ^- t4 U9 i2 t9 I8 j3 [" _
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Let's face it
; V) A0 ]( E& H9 l9 @English is a stupid language.2 f9 F7 k7 g8 {
There is no egg in the eggplant, g: U. s2 b: b# g. L( o
No ham in the hamburger! s- j7 l, P( }& X( s \) g, Y3 V8 c- i
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 l, q& R3 q8 l7 m0 @
English muffins were not invented in England( o+ g) j$ e/ l! G4 X" m6 C. W& v
French fries were not invented in France.5 T6 S; a8 H. Q! s
4 i+ ?3 Z& X& M5 VWe sometimes take English for granted
$ n' c: u7 n! k% x/ Q( h, B2 BBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that, ^/ P, V/ z" e6 }
Quicksand takes you down slowly
5 d. ~$ @ ^6 p" K5 zBoxing rings are square
3 w) @! _% F% D7 ~ t* w8 s4 aAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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. i: L2 C: E2 N9 Y' {If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
6 ]( F% w% Y% K. Q+ U$ w( |4 |If the plural of tooth is teeth7 X; g5 r2 v Y1 Z3 Q# N
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 A7 X9 x+ ^0 _3 m$ O
If the teacher taught,
; \) o$ `% j; _* P; a9 zWhy didn't the preacher praught." Q ^9 i7 n) M: u5 h% v( ~ [$ U6 S
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables' ], w( E; p# c4 p+ @7 M
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?' {; f+ |, F+ o0 @
Why do people recite at a play
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) f" f" \& D2 f& i9 fPark on driveways and' }! O ^3 n/ L7 l0 j2 j" }- ?
Drive on parkways
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+ c5 a+ R) r9 f: FYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy# Y. p0 J" B0 q9 J. H8 o! y
Of a language where a house can burn up as
6 `: I6 K4 h1 g$ JIt burns down
& o8 o9 @9 j( ^# K$ l9 _+ eAnd in which you fill in a form
% d9 y5 N7 D8 ?! m2 Q r1 A5 WBy filling it out
$ {( l1 w" g, F7 jAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! l1 X5 V @# v8 q: l( W: D
2 T0 b" x/ H. m. c9 l" Z! Y' g- |English was invented by people, not computers
# |; e% V1 a' U3 E" i$ `- ~And it reflects the creativity of the human race
2 V& `) r6 i0 I7 l(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why: e/ b1 A& O3 r7 S0 N& D/ d
When the stars are out they are visible
- J8 O6 |! N4 u# e1 [% mBut when the lights are out they are invisible
) m6 R: o9 M# `7 b( k8 W& h1 m8 nAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch2 s4 g V/ Q9 `2 \7 v
It starts! N. `/ u' W, v
But when I wind up this observation,1 q% _! n" e) e. ?
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