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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
2 T* T4 ^" B2 @English is a stupid language.
$ u f' T. `; Q% gThere is no egg in the eggplant* A) S( l; Z+ D
No ham in the hamburger3 S8 S8 l M: G2 P+ c4 V
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
* ]3 D4 i$ l' s2 S) tEnglish muffins were not invented in England
! O) T5 s1 Y! M% aFrench fries were not invented in France.- f/ b. x+ W; _
( A( ]0 u$ y( k5 q1 c6 Z, dWe sometimes take English for granted$ l" I3 w6 S" t: C9 f
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
' B2 K/ e: d' |+ \. u& G; }* bQuicksand takes you down slowly1 {2 v1 ~ ^% |. D
Boxing rings are square
/ O% T* J' k. u' z+ a- iAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. * N0 m& ? P, |; W
3 W- g$ b1 ?) ~( G- F- tIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
. J2 y3 `1 A3 G0 C9 {: z, e+ j TIf the plural of tooth is teeth
$ B# Y& B. V3 L }- V. `Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 H7 |0 V5 @& i2 |6 hIf the teacher taught,% z- D2 @% Z% B6 P, o
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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( I, K' R1 L ~% ?1 J. Q( a; bIf a vegetarian eats vegetables! e5 n8 A, v+ z8 g! }1 w$ _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?/ N5 x3 P$ K- U* d2 F* J
Why do people recite at a play
; G6 w: C( J( B# ?' UYet play at a recital?
; _% f; [' |! x7 \4 m3 d+ cPark on driveways and( K$ r$ r- j( E1 X0 H+ s" V" J7 ]
Drive on parkways5 m4 C- j2 }' P
. P1 ~) s% r$ }9 Q" kYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down" X. P3 W) A0 F- {, T( ^2 S
And in which you fill in a form + ]3 W- V6 A* t0 W! i9 ]3 a
By filling it out* q b7 _7 a! y. E. Y
And a bell is only heard once it goes!. ?8 x( J: X- y" G5 Q* v5 h
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English was invented by people, not computers
; y& R7 c$ U) y5 z/ CAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race, j( M6 Y, {2 |
(Which of course isn't a race at all); c( D9 M7 [ y5 e
9 X2 w' E0 `# O# {( c! y8 SThat is why) I# O! t9 `8 q4 v
When the stars are out they are visible
1 m! Q4 F( e, ]$ {+ [- Q1 K$ [But when the lights are out they are invisible
! k+ h, }. @' H- \1 d0 P3 p& d1 |And why it is that when I wind up my watch! V+ J- E" E9 _8 O3 @9 a
It starts6 i' X' D3 q9 ~! X i
But when I wind up this observation,
: N2 e( q9 j) j, {0 K$ HIt ends. |
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