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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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6 R# a/ [$ b$ Z3 _ ALet's face it: _% x" C$ B/ J3 G
English is a stupid language.6 L f; ?2 `- C8 T* Z3 [" {; A% {
There is no egg in the eggplant v/ H4 C0 n! p" n
No ham in the hamburger+ F9 v( |. R8 @' d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ s0 o9 G- b% n) rEnglish muffins were not invented in England
# i4 n) G5 b! F4 o% zFrench fries were not invented in France.* [% A, c4 x; K: w" S _/ h
/ F, b- Z Z8 BWe sometimes take English for granted* D6 l9 @: C6 f! b
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* t% J4 A1 i. \0 o- _1 ?
Quicksand takes you down slowly
) F3 X# ]) J- x0 ~. W8 pBoxing rings are square! L g, F6 j" q4 r* L
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, M* i* K( N y: a) ?* wIf the plural of tooth is teeth" Z2 ?# }8 r$ I% |5 r/ A
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, J/ f2 j( z; [; X7 P6 G0 U
If the teacher taught,1 ^1 o- z* X: E4 B6 t& X
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 U2 b$ B+ ]; ?What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?* [" V& V- I" h' X; s
Why do people recite at a play# H$ `! H$ x; B4 i9 z
Yet play at a recital?# l. I2 W3 p2 V. i* T
Park on driveways and
0 e, i$ _$ T% \Drive on parkways3 [- z: G( \. e9 k
- q/ E9 K1 T ]# l! _* g% WYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; |: v% y# q5 c WOf a language where a house can burn up as
' h1 R; @# ?% A+ X+ q! G" jIt burns down4 [# Z( A; r2 |- D/ r2 L7 ]
And in which you fill in a form 0 {4 ?5 F4 Q; M4 ~4 c
By filling it out
; M) z+ O. G7 aAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! g$ E5 n6 {0 {% P" K# o Z: g& m
- R% {8 N' Y" i8 K( N [English was invented by people, not computers$ H* n0 B8 k8 K: j8 ~+ P. o
And it reflects the creativity of the human race: k G8 P$ ?$ [. ^. y4 w* Z: x6 Y* U
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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+ |$ L( h) E) F, u' p" XThat is why
6 s x+ ?) x2 t$ c4 B: F4 }When the stars are out they are visible
! S6 A7 H, z" y- xBut when the lights are out they are invisible
0 t5 m7 t4 h; E$ Y- L( X+ W% zAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
2 L5 S4 T% S+ w wIt starts
, }" i: E! ~4 [. K# QBut when I wind up this observation,: i' k* X! ~5 n8 O( c+ M2 }9 u
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