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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?( L3 j$ c6 U6 i% J. R( c
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Let's face it
& J5 T- x5 Q+ g6 q9 AEnglish is a stupid language.
) A. X' N2 S d( ZThere is no egg in the eggplant) _2 ~9 J3 n( G; k! c) Y
No ham in the hamburger
4 a9 L2 X' z4 o* XAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 w* C" Y2 u3 u n: PEnglish muffins were not invented in England
+ b9 `. j# ]7 v8 F' K5 t! r, t" XFrench fries were not invented in France./ r* [0 ~; l; ^6 b! ?* j
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We sometimes take English for granted
0 g: w' H9 Y- M" n aBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
0 }" m) S( B: J1 R9 bQuicksand takes you down slowly# K2 C$ q! [% l3 `* B
Boxing rings are square
; s( U/ _8 w6 n. f) |And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 g- N1 B" |' @8 N. y2 u
! X/ t, L' w: D+ UIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.- J k! e" V: H) ]) E5 Z# M3 N
If the plural of tooth is teeth
% k% `7 t# {" l2 F7 J8 K4 rShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
8 ~0 |, ~& m+ E, ^+ M5 kIf the teacher taught,+ @" h2 w( a P0 z
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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# O3 K, f8 @: w- b9 y4 ^3 xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% Q+ @- k, @! ~" ^" D4 K
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% A9 m% p* I9 Q
Why do people recite at a play
4 N9 r% H( J* D1 o* v; M) aYet play at a recital?4 X/ M+ L- u9 R5 T+ A* h& L0 V: L
Park on driveways and
- g3 Y6 k" D6 B/ ?. YDrive on parkways* R9 _) B9 S P. [6 K
+ w y) g6 `+ q: rYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy. V: k- g) o& T* e0 J
Of a language where a house can burn up as
" o) Q, u# j( {) u9 V) kIt burns down ~, C+ v4 o' ~" i9 @# k! X7 m
And in which you fill in a form
* Z0 G- `* Q7 Q3 G( nBy filling it out! l: C/ f# y" r' |1 w% F
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers z9 d; K3 S( ]$ [5 ^4 W
And it reflects the creativity of the human race: l) ~3 N8 Z g
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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: U- N3 [6 _8 j$ j2 sThat is why
- l0 a& @+ |- M& EWhen the stars are out they are visible, I! k$ t! t# p1 g
But when the lights are out they are invisible; ~8 p) s* @( x1 q6 O0 x7 D% x: c5 E1 x
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
4 W8 ^7 L) T+ lIt starts( ^, `/ r; z. |( }
But when I wind up this observation,
6 C+ M: s2 p, i, vIt ends. |
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