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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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1 `& t+ d; a. Y- D: H) C* }! l/ SLet's face it e% I' w; H# I) k2 i, j
English is a stupid language.
" l: n2 l& I2 v2 qThere is no egg in the eggplant9 H/ W' ~7 l% ~. V2 l" _
No ham in the hamburger1 r j3 ? M) t1 T5 T& U
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, E% W1 |& {' {5 OEnglish muffins were not invented in England( l3 M3 C. B: l, g. W
French fries were not invented in France.
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. T Q, H& u: _/ _( ZWe sometimes take English for granted! n+ J3 y6 v$ h, M) [
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
$ k6 J0 }3 N4 m0 _Quicksand takes you down slowly, L: e0 v+ L5 X- z1 e
Boxing rings are square
- R# j* B8 d* n/ {And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 c# C! w' a1 r7 ^- g! |9 {
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
e; G5 V [, V* mIf the plural of tooth is teeth* P" ~% l" c7 i0 r# G2 Z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
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Why didn't the preacher praught.
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+ Z2 i8 w* O7 p8 R/ d$ X4 aIf a vegetarian eats vegetables5 W3 J1 w- u- @# A8 `1 R
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
, z1 _, a& V9 |2 mWhy do people recite at a play! m) a! j& s% M7 F0 Z
Yet play at a recital?+ v2 Z# l) S' T- D; x" p
Park on driveways and
8 r: J/ J) v( m a# FDrive on parkways; A! c5 ]6 F; b; S& G( e3 n2 V
; |* L) d) j' l) RYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down6 `+ n6 K$ d! R' A: @
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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* E: S/ w. E: O7 R6 o' WEnglish was invented by people, not computers
6 X7 S% Z0 R; E6 f b$ ]And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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: N6 ?: Q5 V$ H) z- E! HThat is why
$ H5 {1 _/ ~, z2 p$ vWhen the stars are out they are visible. }4 L2 ~3 l7 {( i! D3 B! m
But when the lights are out they are invisible
1 Q X% d7 E. v/ IAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch4 `2 I) ~- p8 B6 {3 }- o& t
It starts
" G& l6 a* [- o6 ^1 }! JBut when I wind up this observation,
. A' B5 d, C% H" [( \9 SIt ends. |
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