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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
+ U# @ J( Z$ m/ u5 {* o# KEnglish is a stupid language.
. R: [2 g$ s) Q; aThere is no egg in the eggplant
5 z! W5 `1 P' W& UNo ham in the hamburger, O( g* @, @9 H* z) z- d) ^, R( ?! ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 _6 l: B8 T) KEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 ?9 m z. E0 ?# K1 _/ x2 ?* OFrench fries were not invented in France.
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$ B3 [% ?: G$ e' \1 tWe sometimes take English for granted
! B% [: c$ L# B! E5 @: k5 t3 pBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that. D1 I9 l5 q' Y
Quicksand takes you down slowly
( p: U/ t$ V0 F3 yBoxing rings are square
4 D& h, s5 ]! _6 B" E( tAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " u$ E# \9 M3 v% ^3 N" o, B' [
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 F4 H4 p( m4 R# jIf the plural of tooth is teeth3 x3 Z7 |+ m* @! f- f
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 B0 f3 g1 D C7 j- FIf the teacher taught,3 u0 T8 u. Q e" C! D, s) ?( X+ m
Why didn't the preacher praught.( f6 i" j. d, S; j: e
9 S0 ], l B4 M Q( YIf a vegetarian eats vegetables' Z9 M& R4 V' b& P, G* o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?4 y3 b* u- u' z% U
Why do people recite at a play
+ j& c$ X" E% uYet play at a recital?: W: }- X3 [2 I
Park on driveways and
* U* f9 T/ m8 K8 {/ {5 ~Drive on parkways4 ?8 Y! G: ^( t1 P$ i
7 o2 D6 V& e; f+ t& X7 Y! f2 C, ~3 X m# EYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
5 M1 ]+ ~1 v- f1 U& xOf a language where a house can burn up as2 M3 Y% l G) h! O: J c6 Y) K8 k, x
It burns down
0 o: F& P8 V/ k J7 j: \And in which you fill in a form + Y3 [$ ^# Z1 L! d2 {+ `
By filling it out
! I( z8 I* l% W" z: _And a bell is only heard once it goes!5 N. n$ |9 h; k; m3 N
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English was invented by people, not computers( k Q& ^' Z8 A, A
And it reflects the creativity of the human race& v9 T+ _7 \: w9 Q1 M7 g
(Which of course isn't a race at all)( Y; O& n/ a/ \+ x
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That is why0 o" j( b2 i' g
When the stars are out they are visible4 T* l9 e, t8 @( p5 t9 p2 E! d
But when the lights are out they are invisible% N9 l# I9 x2 X* i+ R8 t5 \/ K" v
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,
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