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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. j( ?) t& U1 n4 h1 C0 L) o1 [
) U- o( [0 b( `- V: s, T7 R9 j9 X! VLet's face it
/ t, N1 l K. ?: u/ SEnglish is a stupid language.& G0 F6 X+ `7 B/ d
There is no egg in the eggplant
# E3 n7 e6 z9 E% x. n. B0 PNo ham in the hamburger9 T% A! {' z0 K# \- M
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ F- g# h. M4 c3 ?0 ]% `" s
English muffins were not invented in England
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We sometimes take English for granted+ T3 U% G0 b. k v: T/ e
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 k4 h H2 Q0 K
Quicksand takes you down slowly1 B) }5 {1 }! V& ]' ^* G+ Q* ^) h
Boxing rings are square
$ m+ r3 T2 e# y$ g. XAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " S8 ?2 @) f9 _ E: o( ~/ x- w) c3 X
4 z; w6 c" s( A! _If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.7 m4 e7 v1 A) _$ A
If the plural of tooth is teeth- B! v& S9 D& C, U p2 K% }2 N
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
' H h+ k; E0 J `If the teacher taught,
1 S5 y* b8 {) T) h# X- \Why didn't the preacher praught.3 ^/ n% ?9 w& E! H2 F. F0 n
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables. \4 X/ [1 a2 Z/ Y6 ~) j) ~0 N
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: d3 x+ g) @( @3 g8 L4 m/ f& M
Why do people recite at a play
& r3 k* y6 e" EYet play at a recital?8 C) b1 T9 N$ d4 U. g$ Y; z8 `
Park on driveways and) d6 o. ^. D4 w5 v
Drive on parkways" O2 T0 X t& x* K$ U4 q( O
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy9 P3 r; y/ M, ^5 _2 A
Of a language where a house can burn up as* K3 V; v, V1 b, {: t( I
It burns down# x- y1 s) A& j
And in which you fill in a form
1 m) u8 s5 G0 }: e- g4 b; y$ ~; \By filling it out7 D5 T1 U) c/ y1 I7 j; j% m* \& S
And a bell is only heard once it goes!9 G8 U b7 m: E$ |* R; Y+ C+ g
* z- N1 q, v2 D& {' s) Q, D! c' WEnglish was invented by people, not computers4 n$ O8 i9 W- `' X B, u" g4 S+ q! z
And it reflects the creativity of the human race3 k( r9 m" l& A" o4 `
(Which of course isn't a race at all)- S, O9 A; d# K% z1 X, ]4 W- ~
9 R( u# h5 h' n, y! I' q1 iThat is why. H" b. k; T; ~* A! D& f. l
When the stars are out they are visible
+ U$ {) r" ~) u u9 C( f( v% ^But when the lights are out they are invisible+ p% H2 \5 E: k- U. ?
And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 K# d, J3 Z4 H! V* l7 f) ?
It starts l3 Y- P+ |2 e3 n, _; h
But when I wind up this observation,3 W, l3 l7 t- E! @3 ?2 r
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