Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? 8 t0 a( ]9 Y& e$ i s" M! U K$ S _* K; f# F d1 D. g/ M
Let's face it7 E6 j) R+ W5 r8 \( d5 j7 h5 O3 A
English is a stupid language. 4 d, Y* v7 \, w/ AThere is no egg in the eggplant # p0 u7 }3 A" k* F2 A) m! S5 JNo ham in the hamburger' R) [4 w$ K/ y) H
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. ( t& S" K: S% t- ZEnglish muffins were not invented in England1 A* B1 H- c. R& j' R' p, {
French fries were not invented in France. ( @: `6 p6 P: ~) C. S) f$ e 0 ?% d: H: @5 V+ `8 J* TWe sometimes take English for granted$ x( D; F8 R) l8 }
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that0 @9 l( i( a d* ^ g- v
Quicksand takes you down slowly) ]: ?: d1 K ~( ~0 I" F
Boxing rings are square c- T0 U$ E$ r4 L8 z% A5 e
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 0 o# _7 R! y! C2 t % Z& m) V3 D! w4 L$ K; v7 B; q0 wIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.! t( d8 W5 z8 o8 b3 ?+ I- I
If the plural of tooth is teeth 9 z( X3 _1 @$ F5 h0 NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- J* T) z% p% W2 F' _/ a7 P
If the teacher taught,8 O" N% B6 B$ t4 N5 v
Why didn't the preacher praught.: O9 R) g/ k. ~& s8 R9 n2 ^; M
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables6 {0 y3 s, Z' @$ i: A
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; i$ c! t- l/ B; z/ ?' C
Why do people recite at a play9 x2 E ^, j I& Q
Yet play at a recital? % {' F3 w4 Y& I6 d7 zPark on driveways and- l9 z9 T! b! }3 X+ `5 B
Drive on parkways$ i5 X0 D# Z6 i' W/ e/ M) d
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ F& F" H( h* ]/ Z$ ~
Of a language where a house can burn up as 4 e9 y( l* r' T2 vIt burns down ) a. h( z' f2 M1 W3 q/ wAnd in which you fill in a form # Z y4 D" _ H; @+ u: b' o
By filling it out( X2 o. j# p) y
And a bell is only heard once it goes!. y' d6 S$ H2 W7 C5 H+ [6 o
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English was invented by people, not computers! x. K e; z6 E7 ~
And it reflects the creativity of the human race % `/ b d g! H/ f; S+ T(Which of course isn't a race at all) % x# S/ r q2 S) {+ n5 W' |2 |% ~4 e( |! Z
That is why8 l* S% b/ X. k/ P# Y; v* s' ^& E
When the stars are out they are visible - }; S0 l9 A0 K( g# `+ iBut when the lights are out they are invisible ! M3 J) g/ i; W6 T' ?( BAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch+ F" |! t4 q8 b8 g
It starts 7 a5 I" b o4 T& X9 Y& F. t- N" TBut when I wind up this observation,) q( k* c1 E2 s1 `8 @: d6 |# Z
It ends.
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