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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* ^3 q, V2 N# h% M
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Let's face it3 d) o( C, B# r) c0 h$ n
English is a stupid language.: H, }5 |. q9 J R. ^
There is no egg in the eggplant
: H3 N' J1 v& |( INo ham in the hamburger
" P3 H& P2 e0 _8 BAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.; V& S% G9 D9 \ `: R! B
English muffins were not invented in England5 s W1 z1 o1 P# Z
French fries were not invented in France.% y7 a$ l- o. M, O
" X) A8 i6 G1 X7 R. uWe sometimes take English for granted" m. I+ E: B, H' g' d
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
4 p8 w* `5 K# M7 A% ^/ TQuicksand takes you down slowly
+ ^9 u) f. a% f, ^+ eBoxing rings are square# E+ X1 z8 `- j0 v9 w* S, e( N# Z
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # i y7 Z2 m9 u- d
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
& m0 r$ O' `0 u; t6 B7 R! y8 ZIf the plural of tooth is teeth
, q; T% M8 R* V0 o$ F' @Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
, z" F4 ?+ S3 x- E8 tIf the teacher taught,
1 c. V# A+ g) uWhy didn't the preacher praught.# s6 y$ C$ h( e# Y! D0 e
0 _/ R/ @) k3 q6 wIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 D0 a4 ]: P, [ |# ^6 v1 H7 ?What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; k+ c" W2 Z( A6 I2 O5 O8 }Why do people recite at a play
1 A9 z# e7 E4 s' GYet play at a recital?
* b+ E4 k3 v+ s$ K) N. fPark on driveways and
% X7 T' U5 s- R' Q9 n* P$ G4 wDrive on parkways
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9 i# _9 ^" [" N" ~. \+ Q, ?; E$ sYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy" c" S; d6 N, V7 `
Of a language where a house can burn up as2 H2 m: b: w: ?
It burns down
" r6 V3 D; z' h6 y3 Z1 X; AAnd in which you fill in a form
' c4 H# H+ D# w `7 ^% ]8 ABy filling it out8 N3 v: i, p W! d4 }4 T' [0 r
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 o: X" @1 r) M. h8 Z
6 ^8 E; f/ \) k1 x* L' v9 c0 REnglish was invented by people, not computers
) d9 Q7 O5 T$ EAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
$ s- w' s/ f: o X* _(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
R9 N1 o, s: f1 y, {; N1 |When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch0 n' O/ z9 l7 b7 _ d
It starts9 P$ m8 W0 y: ?7 R- y2 H8 p
But when I wind up this observation,
' O7 ~% G$ u& S. e: w/ {8 RIt ends. |
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