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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ X( T8 \4 Z* H4 a' n0 y( T7 {2 x
0 [0 I$ K7 X- L- S6 \% uLet's face it+ I- E) m7 h7 |/ w0 _: u
English is a stupid language.- k: u, d, a5 Q( E- b
There is no egg in the eggplant6 e) q8 O7 d+ d( w6 O# G* _3 y
No ham in the hamburger
4 o: V' h( |6 ?0 c; E6 ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! f; R% U8 g% p2 F d" tEnglish muffins were not invented in England
: N. u& ^" ]) u! ~( @+ U; p0 _1 yFrench fries were not invented in France. ? Z7 X8 u7 G, k
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We sometimes take English for granted
6 }( I" Y& N3 O" `& J2 g& RBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 v/ _/ D( _/ m7 ^
Quicksand takes you down slowly
# V( l7 K5 ]7 |* SBoxing rings are square
9 r- O1 `3 ^% n( _. X& s V" lAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 0 Y3 W) O3 d2 T6 I
/ J8 V5 ]8 w; X; H# ^If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.) [6 b4 v% l6 l6 U: s
If the plural of tooth is teeth2 D6 `7 s: p6 @7 i2 w8 h
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
- x2 b1 m1 j) o+ g [0 eIf the teacher taught,0 E% e* D4 j$ d+ t3 ~' z
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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+ W& m/ A3 s i+ \If a vegetarian eats vegetables
0 d8 ^0 J+ H% {( l6 B. e3 X! n+ fWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?7 u2 w5 x- v" t# f1 i+ g
Why do people recite at a play
2 { L* U& V' p4 p p' gYet play at a recital?: b2 Q9 W, e( G# B1 K) z
Park on driveways and J1 h5 b U. o, X6 `. ?
Drive on parkways
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7 M. I* ^$ U' j3 cYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy* |- @, I' D5 @0 u/ `& T
Of a language where a house can burn up as
/ Y9 G3 c2 p9 JIt burns down
( @: R# U" a T/ G. _And in which you fill in a form
* P2 {. {9 [5 U* E2 @+ w) Q' dBy filling it out+ n% L6 r9 Y; V* L$ I2 f0 F
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers4 Y& ]3 U% x3 ?6 W
And it reflects the creativity of the human race! s( u. |/ w- j% K- z4 s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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9 U; f1 x# _7 `9 N" N8 S" |That is why G& q6 I y6 r. g; N( o- S" B1 B
When the stars are out they are visible
' R0 ]0 H; K5 H" V3 W7 aBut when the lights are out they are invisible9 Q5 A) d6 N( a" N0 x' P
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
% [) ?$ }9 C$ y: n' V, B" zIt starts
- p3 b: d1 z7 r# P, ~7 o! A* D- ?- tBut when I wind up this observation,$ f) p+ ~" n. K: c, X/ g$ t6 p2 B
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