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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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( B6 ~6 T7 k1 j! m) w4 l; vLet's face it
# [$ s1 G! X- c { rEnglish is a stupid language.
2 n, t3 \8 y/ rThere is no egg in the eggplant" g5 U7 q& r$ r- ]; i2 a; D8 g' B2 E
No ham in the hamburger1 V! V* B# g- u4 [4 Y; t; k" ?' g5 J
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 {' t/ B, ?' D* t8 H/ M0 E2 [% b* g
English muffins were not invented in England n- \2 H! W( U* Y' L9 H% i
French fries were not invented in France.
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2 w/ Y2 P5 N) e& r1 g) U( J- sWe sometimes take English for granted5 p$ G4 c; L1 x; U
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' g) W' p3 i S# K, u9 J8 c1 K& a" v
Quicksand takes you down slowly
3 v: G& @ c) A" @; }! S+ S$ `Boxing rings are square
# X9 q& l. u4 h4 S7 Y& JAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( ?- O. T0 d+ S9 E& M" H
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% W. H7 l4 W3 U: j( E% N
If the plural of tooth is teeth3 _; W* T! M3 ?, H" P) |
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ p) @% w7 H& X0 e$ m) O
If the teacher taught,
' X+ b0 L9 q/ H( O: vWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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3 U, T! b( X/ o6 UIf a vegetarian eats vegetables7 ]! ^# q0 {! w0 m: X; R
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?" u$ |/ x1 [% ^- P
Why do people recite at a play
" c8 q1 m" Q9 ^# i, \* bYet play at a recital?
5 T, q0 M. ]2 Z: |# m7 c% jPark on driveways and9 A/ I2 {* `' i8 L! e _! d, ~+ A
Drive on parkways9 R) o: g4 U& b m; P8 I
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy! C. D* ~4 w* \) Y1 t
Of a language where a house can burn up as* f# z y z5 P0 f1 e1 c9 b
It burns down+ M* _3 r$ r! D' s; t0 @
And in which you fill in a form ]6 M% q& R6 D( m! u
By filling it out
1 G* p7 n8 M( i2 _% \$ J3 |And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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: ^6 |0 Y; R9 O8 p" F" B* N/ f1 `English was invented by people, not computers. t2 M; P' t: x* |: N. ~
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
5 S3 r- `4 Z2 J: e ^3 k0 {9 o(Which of course isn't a race at all)( g! I& ], I* q$ k) d1 P
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That is why S; T/ x i% H9 }$ S: x
When the stars are out they are visible
; P7 J; V6 B' y6 T9 SBut when the lights are out they are invisible* ]) B* @' u- e- j
And why it is that when I wind up my watch9 F3 a E+ O7 E9 n
It starts5 G$ s% W1 t; f, X, h6 [
But when I wind up this observation,1 S4 }1 \- z5 E m/ ]
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