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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 @4 D# g4 z( s
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Let's face it
! d4 @. t. W$ q5 }/ N* rEnglish is a stupid language.
' e( [' P4 G/ N/ h& c+ W5 |+ _There is no egg in the eggplant. |" o/ [. j5 |6 D
No ham in the hamburger; C: A( h3 _* l- P2 o1 h6 c) Z
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
1 f, c9 C4 ^ W" L# t! s$ V1 ] p" CEnglish muffins were not invented in England
% H9 V. B# C# t. W* MFrench fries were not invented in France.
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0 S; C S$ |( L3 x/ W6 G% o. FWe sometimes take English for granted$ p; }8 t, l5 H$ Z, n
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that6 U3 j5 F4 k: p7 G" J" U) q# A$ T
Quicksand takes you down slowly
, u* J6 F. Y/ m2 ]: c6 A. _, aBoxing rings are square
6 o5 g5 @. ^7 q- m) T8 @; F6 Y5 V) TAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 Q6 h. n3 F9 C
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.4 v3 a+ ` i0 K, r1 w4 a% @
If the plural of tooth is teeth7 v& O, h* M) i2 Y( b! i
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. `+ k6 Y+ d9 M; RIf the teacher taught,
2 p( d0 Z' W2 `7 f5 |% rWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
5 H( D& z5 s6 l/ z# [What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
- b1 p+ j, K) U& a3 T5 JWhy do people recite at a play* \, X" f' G& j8 ?" h2 ]
Yet play at a recital?
e9 C, G$ D5 C: iPark on driveways and
2 e: H; L* E9 @Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
1 e2 U; B, i; w; T) G6 BOf a language where a house can burn up as" H' a1 }6 t- y: R4 t0 @ d
It burns down
2 U6 A7 @$ G- M0 t( `" ]2 {And in which you fill in a form ) o( R! i+ l6 Q* z2 A
By filling it out! I3 h! c5 y# E1 C1 w6 n! | \
And a bell is only heard once it goes!9 H3 \9 S4 L+ N' i0 R9 g
, E3 x1 |4 A4 X: mEnglish was invented by people, not computers
+ h4 K2 d7 Y1 M7 Y8 z; @And it reflects the creativity of the human race! w" E1 o# t' u, Y( ^, |
(Which of course isn't a race at all)" d. J! `8 {( H! F
& D' @: x% T3 B* a$ ]4 LThat is why9 M" f, O! l4 d7 } q0 k
When the stars are out they are visible
+ B8 U+ M7 B! M( F7 _2 y* Q1 ~* cBut when the lights are out they are invisible
' |# c" }/ J9 f8 `' d. d+ J, pAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
" U' s) W# K) _. X; r: {6 }It starts
/ a& [( z s+ }0 aBut when I wind up this observation,+ W5 {7 a; S" a* o3 w$ ^, a
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