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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 ^% J" O$ {3 C1 i$ Q
" s" g9 \( G: M2 M3 |- p( L, G9 eLet's face it7 P* W' i) V& m( l4 A, V
English is a stupid language.
3 E+ c U( L0 O/ N: fThere is no egg in the eggplant
7 i, b. `! K6 |+ P1 H/ D4 u( gNo ham in the hamburger
- Y- N/ G* r( P2 ]5 mAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ z$ x: K0 Y% \5 b8 P+ F
English muffins were not invented in England* x- F2 T/ |- m! c# f3 g
French fries were not invented in France.
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. J3 {8 q" N d% `We sometimes take English for granted
' J1 n. H, S/ O9 ]! nBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 k& z; o8 D- O2 b' j
Quicksand takes you down slowly0 z2 G+ Q, l4 V/ t
Boxing rings are square
# V$ l% O8 w8 Y7 N# VAnd 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.
) t X! B) C: _If the plural of tooth is teeth# [4 N* h5 A7 o$ \8 @
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& E' N" l2 g" s2 p8 u
If the teacher taught,, C6 O. u& X! z/ P4 B y m+ D" Q
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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* G. q4 `1 T" f0 [If a vegetarian eats vegetables
! p; u/ c; _2 pWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
& ?( ~9 j4 h$ H3 M% K1 W# FWhy do people recite at a play
4 l0 H" r; k; T sYet play at a recital?
" J+ ~9 e& O1 F0 M6 BPark on driveways and/ x6 L P( ?0 ^! Q0 `, ]
Drive on parkways) s5 `- _7 s7 N2 N3 V& m
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy# u& v7 T( j6 h
Of a language where a house can burn up as, [0 N9 k0 g o; @. q
It burns down
7 {, T( {. o) ]7 LAnd in which you fill in a form * X( G% q; @' r% t! k/ v) L
By filling it out+ w3 G; Y# y; j' W4 @) ^
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers; k; E) @ m1 p6 @6 i, b
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
2 @) O- {1 ]5 v1 y% t$ x+ f/ `8 u& x(Which of course isn't a race at all)% h' N. C/ C9 L- V% L( h2 R2 o
( J F$ w0 g6 D) a% @/ yThat is why" b4 F* @! ~- `$ q+ D' r5 l
When the stars are out they are visible
1 r- x3 O/ z* n: d! T$ WBut when the lights are out they are invisible
. p9 ~0 |# u0 A: L# F& c3 {And why it is that when I wind up my watch
( p" O }! N" Y) r, X5 k* j8 C1 VIt starts
7 u, N/ B# j% i4 cBut when I wind up this observation," x6 j0 H" U, T$ r3 k
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