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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
$ Y3 y [1 K) ~+ e8 G- q# PEnglish is a stupid language.
" n9 g! W7 ^% \There is no egg in the eggplant: [ U# T0 E8 y
No ham in the hamburger
4 s* s; t+ Y# _+ vAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.( B/ A& b+ u# I1 C2 d6 p9 {+ R: @
English muffins were not invented in England- D* ?4 ?- f1 E5 J( L4 W9 l
French fries were not invented in France.7 a8 Y8 T8 }. E* p, M F5 I
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We sometimes take English for granted7 C: b+ i3 A* d& V' p
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; |. y5 n% u$ B2 W9 wQuicksand takes you down slowly
$ ?# e! \) a- X! Z1 v/ OBoxing rings are square
7 t* V# G( K7 x( P) CAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
( L b( N. J$ _/ O* zIf the plural of tooth is teeth
4 ?* p. w9 l. F/ B% ]: BShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth4 |) ]7 F# c5 L5 R
If the teacher taught,
) f/ E' O; g& J1 l5 T* GWhy didn't the preacher praught.& s! F/ x: x! {4 a- b
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" h3 A7 t) d; S" ]3 n% V
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& W' \! q5 ?! Z) ~, t6 {: @7 m8 {" ^
Why do people recite at a play% v4 d8 H5 k: o* U- e$ t
Yet play at a recital?
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
: @# [+ H% ?( c/ r& dAnd in which you fill in a form
1 e1 D }9 S ]( p9 G r5 _+ jBy filling it out' q5 g, T$ H* c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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3 k3 t' B3 Y6 \# X; o+ s: Y) yEnglish was invented by people, not computers
9 u" d! {5 C: k) p0 CAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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0 Z r; r P! Z1 @' MThat is why
. C+ T9 q' o: ~$ O4 Q7 {When the stars are out they are visible7 O: ^9 m& z; ?. D( T# g
But when the lights are out they are invisible
( J% g* T, I8 j$ M; l; ?# D% WAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
& e, ]. j; j/ j! v8 F8 t. y& _It starts: q) ^# `- {" y' o
But when I wind up this observation,
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