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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?4 | n4 ?3 n. A5 @8 ?: n2 }
/ |4 O. F; \+ k. y/ LLet's face it
% J; G( {/ ~% k) c- y5 i0 `: F7 c6 g" KEnglish is a stupid language.
( F' A) C6 r1 |9 _/ b$ v! H4 z6 ^There is no egg in the eggplant( k, ]4 U% R$ v- y2 g7 T/ @. o
No ham in the hamburger/ K# J# V! A7 J, C
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& r$ k) e# ]$ r& ~
English muffins were not invented in England, _1 ?" M! X# d) s# _) o8 N8 E& N0 e
French fries were not invented in France.
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+ |1 v4 h4 _4 e" u, i, ?7 `We sometimes take English for granted
% c# m) L+ M& o3 w2 DBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that9 h1 ~7 }. h+ L' T2 G& v! P* C
Quicksand takes you down slowly6 p1 s% C8 i& ~" \
Boxing rings are square* A) p* w% m4 `5 y/ i1 X
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - |8 o% H/ p0 B9 S
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
4 o2 y, @% V0 I {% H% I* z* H* bIf the plural of tooth is teeth; M0 |( ?# n# K9 y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth6 J) S. L4 p. X
If the teacher taught,' k3 \9 e O7 |
Why didn't the preacher praught.1 c. v, p t: f: q! j
0 v9 K+ h) D" @/ u, pIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
# i! {, K# n4 t! u7 WWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?- L7 _. ?1 b6 M2 h" _# ^" X
Why do people recite at a play' b# ]0 v- l" a8 V
Yet play at a recital?
; t1 h. m; H% G K: n) ~Park on driveways and
6 V2 c5 B: `+ T0 b% d; wDrive on parkways; T4 g' O2 _3 P4 ?& L: i
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy! J& x- ^; t! ?, U$ _" S: q3 M
Of a language where a house can burn up as
8 V7 R6 F6 t1 B+ {2 \It burns down
+ w4 ~- O# l" YAnd in which you fill in a form
# |1 t9 A& q! R6 N. n6 ~By filling it out% o1 B* e9 N4 O" n' |
And a bell is only heard once it goes!" N- K3 K0 \ u+ |
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English was invented by people, not computers* \' N3 Y7 O5 B+ K0 X
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 o/ b' [9 o1 }7 k4 H4 r4 B2 N(Which of course isn't a race at all). ?3 d+ E; |$ u( x; d4 u
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That is why
* p8 H9 J% P e) p& W% z' WWhen the stars are out they are visible
( B/ l) e. s' `But when the lights are out they are invisible
7 Q* [4 g) \" ?- ~And why it is that when I wind up my watch& p) ]/ h" u: V" q
It starts
( ^, _: e! C& KBut when I wind up this observation,: _' U9 q/ t' _, }1 G
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