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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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+ Y& O/ ?) E; |$ O' l, A5 H; WLet's face it \+ x" u- m& J( z8 ?
English is a stupid language.2 c4 K( s2 k% P* W3 |: w3 V, v
There is no egg in the eggplant. |+ `' F) `$ ^4 o
No ham in the hamburger
: z. A. H7 T5 y( t6 d9 }And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
* t, B% C; `1 e1 A2 L8 TEnglish muffins were not invented in England
# b/ v4 F8 x; Z' o5 GFrench fries were not invented in France.
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# D% k9 m7 W. |) R" M- oWe sometimes take English for granted* `; D d0 }, F+ G6 U, ~
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
3 A+ H" s# Q; W+ {# {- T7 aQuicksand takes you down slowly$ g! d. @) e1 k8 ^8 V* r" f
Boxing rings are square
* f8 T8 D4 E" F7 e% ?/ f1 t) i# QAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 3 Y/ Z# h( A! B% {; p. `
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.9 P+ y$ g Q4 V# \* f' H7 H
If the plural of tooth is teeth
) R% S G9 Z, q0 ^! P$ NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& s( @2 `- H' a' t/ W1 {
If the teacher taught,
0 T% a2 r9 X2 ~( `7 BWhy didn't the preacher praught.% {9 Y7 c- Y2 ~
C- C$ z6 [2 P) C; AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables" a' H( W7 P( P3 Z
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
: n( d# H+ W/ V, s# GWhy do people recite at a play' a% e: s8 {0 z5 D, V% V9 A. Q" Q- l
Yet play at a recital?, o5 y3 g4 z/ x8 `3 m3 @8 ?
Park on driveways and7 @ w- H P$ n- c/ h
Drive on parkways6 {6 R3 r6 G$ l2 i3 r! {9 n
4 ~/ `/ m3 ~/ Q) D; R) ], xYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ T* _% g3 _' U8 I1 x
Of a language where a house can burn up as
1 \1 Q, Q8 m9 s/ ?" r9 F, JIt burns down
% R1 g/ I: J4 y4 w2 ^/ EAnd in which you fill in a form
9 m5 C' F9 ^; x/ A+ b0 K; {By filling it out
/ r" U2 H* _4 t# q8 b. }/ B( @( {And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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9 ~9 I! U9 ?3 d9 C* B' ^% HEnglish was invented by people, not computers. j0 J! T8 K+ {1 w4 f; [5 u
And it reflects the creativity of the human race* \6 g1 h s, ?' b
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
( {2 H/ T x* R& U" tWhen the stars are out they are visible; i5 v& m. L7 O) V- }4 p4 ?- @
But when the lights are out they are invisible
/ N# J2 J+ N4 W9 q- wAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
& E s" n3 [. sIt starts
$ g+ y( u: b. v" E$ ~" C7 H1 oBut when I wind up this observation,. a, }# j* _) o( Y
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