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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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( M+ u" d1 r4 U1 R; C8 R; P6 P5 XLet's face it
W' m. i; F1 u' uEnglish is a stupid language.
7 e7 }! \0 ^0 H+ c, y8 a% lThere is no egg in the eggplant( R1 P0 M* O) R: M8 S9 f+ W) I* B
No ham in the hamburger- W' K9 Z. A) Q d# t* b! i
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 N' _# y& i+ R4 i* G& m# U. a( e
English muffins were not invented in England8 U2 M& n: z! o' Q3 g
French fries were not invented in France.* M# {9 c, x- P0 f
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We sometimes take English for granted
+ B4 L" g; E2 J) v8 i sBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
8 `. ^$ z# x' b. EQuicksand takes you down slowly4 N+ U; j/ E, w) ?( N% ?1 {$ x m
Boxing rings are square `) V3 @ p' ]0 L2 I3 {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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# Y+ V2 v6 @3 {+ ZIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ y, y2 I# F p- y/ J8 q3 l: J2 LIf the plural of tooth is teeth. R6 p7 \ b7 `- P; r
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& _! _% _3 d: n& a/ M9 N$ a! t v
If the teacher taught,
7 `! w$ l- c2 S) uWhy didn't the preacher praught.3 z t" E! j+ d% L! j( V* T4 N
% [' ~7 T$ a% B# E( P) l% jIf a vegetarian eats vegetables! E: p+ V3 a9 f1 P- V/ M, P* V; A
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
, F( t& ]! _5 ]3 dWhy do people recite at a play
6 m4 D7 u8 I3 V6 W2 lYet play at a recital?7 f$ _% w7 X/ i, m$ S5 K) L
Park on driveways and! G4 s! a a$ ^ y
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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+ t; G& b$ {. G) W6 M" [) LIt burns down
, u2 F) s5 Z, vAnd in which you fill in a form
; ?/ D! r& | R/ B) |By filling it out
' t% u! w" s' b N5 R( Q3 b& `And a bell is only heard once it goes!( e/ m) ]9 N( ^9 U3 u
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English was invented by people, not computers [" H' W" X, ~) U) I) [$ i7 G
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why1 ~) g! U! }/ X0 a: P" Q1 a* M
When the stars are out they are visible
; d7 q; e% n9 M$ T) P, L& ?* }0 c- ]But when the lights are out they are invisible
2 _8 T* c" L& [: fAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
) P$ b/ L7 d2 H! R5 L3 mIt starts
: l: j* A* K/ c1 S a: p6 i+ x: nBut when I wind up this observation,
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