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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
7 q% N! Q" i4 qEnglish is a stupid language.7 t: o6 \. D- P) o( n6 {: z' k
There is no egg in the eggplant2 @# Q& a! R) u7 z- }) g
No ham in the hamburger g: z7 P/ X! L2 y( B
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.+ ~# d1 ^/ h* S- G" z5 | E
English muffins were not invented in England% W d# F2 c6 a
French fries were not invented in France.
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0 v$ ^" x$ {# p$ L# c; ^+ vWe sometimes take English for granted
9 Y6 B0 m* @' y/ {* z! \. ^But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; y/ k5 [& I& D4 m2 qQuicksand takes you down slowly
9 y9 z& S6 B; x v0 sBoxing rings are square
}$ |; ]7 U& `: k" p$ QAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( K% @9 }$ d3 _" |5 @
, U( T, \' c2 w" e) K4 c$ @( G* m2 bIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! c7 ?) p" c8 r# p. g0 vIf the plural of tooth is teeth1 c% A# s9 F5 ~# n6 r
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
+ ^% f9 d6 @- U( cIf the teacher taught,8 f5 @0 `# B6 v3 M, p; C( K
Why didn't the preacher praught.6 C( i B! K6 v+ U
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
1 `4 t$ {/ F! PWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
% u, G( K2 A ^! Z9 x7 G1 _7 ~6 QWhy do people recite at a play$ [& G: z2 W* }% |) K
Yet play at a recital?4 L; C! c3 I* H! x+ n
Park on driveways and$ p6 r, U4 k- u8 X/ u# f7 {
Drive on parkways
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- w; [6 K, I$ O6 x' G# JYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
4 p( i6 J% O4 IOf a language where a house can burn up as" {1 W7 `: t- W0 I# E
It burns down
( i+ v8 b" T2 [9 U$ T0 }! G5 lAnd in which you fill in a form 4 l- n# U) L* k$ n
By filling it out
% l, B# Q" c- ]" S' w/ xAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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7 o0 `* L/ M+ I1 [8 |English was invented by people, not computers7 e% Z& F/ B& N7 i* f% h6 s
And it reflects the creativity of the human race/ s3 T( F6 `4 k# J9 P
(Which of course isn't a race at all)$ _6 b1 |6 _+ G1 ]
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When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch; a+ y: p7 z& J1 x$ m
It starts
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It ends. |
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