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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* s" f0 ~3 _( I7 d, A
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Let's face it
, ^ u$ q' w5 ?- N5 DEnglish is a stupid language.( y# V5 X( K. a# M1 X
There is no egg in the eggplant
8 K. F2 i: O+ W1 ]1 D) P+ V+ _No ham in the hamburger* U& b- m6 Y+ j' h% F% K( \4 f/ r
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.* w" I, ?) b( I7 N' _( X
English muffins were not invented in England( E4 b/ }; D' F" X3 n6 {, K2 _) r
French fries were not invented in France./ v# C7 Z' e/ \$ | n
& n% {( v9 ?. j$ r& g: W5 gWe sometimes take English for granted
6 T- |6 u. J/ V6 z0 pBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
: z8 l: m" ~1 j) C! Q: Z# @Quicksand takes you down slowly- t' f3 U5 [8 }
Boxing rings are square5 I& Z6 ?9 @ o+ g/ u' O+ L. G. s
And 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.
/ @( X" z) @, }5 f% ~If the plural of tooth is teeth
; X" P; K* b, g+ YShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth0 [) D5 C0 z( c3 z0 ~
If the teacher taught,
; K, o2 a, P- `7 BWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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9 E7 e. n& V+ `3 ~7 xIf a vegetarian eats vegetables( ~5 P; v* W3 M
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
. }& T0 Y6 U* e4 p* k2 I9 b; t: ^) qWhy do people recite at a play
4 U! I. G. o* ZYet play at a recital?' t( _) ^4 o& t2 @* ]5 q$ Y7 Z* W
Park on driveways and5 h4 ?1 `2 Q$ e4 K$ q3 h6 w
Drive on parkways r4 [6 E G, s, ^5 ?! g
: c q; j7 G; o5 Z3 W1 jYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
% g6 E0 z5 F) s& h; U$ GOf a language where a house can burn up as
- v2 Z: s6 E! h6 q5 G+ JIt burns down+ c* v1 Z9 i1 ~& d# l2 m4 S. C7 ~
And in which you fill in a form , Z" x9 w8 E5 P; W0 w, K( |( f
By filling it out
A2 C. D; J) C/ FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
; ]" D5 I& P1 i# c" t' ?And it reflects the creativity of the human race6 H* p1 R% j; W; v5 x( P0 n1 y* g/ \
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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) X) J0 C$ `- \$ A1 ^$ LThat is why7 Z k. x6 y4 t1 x: G4 l4 H+ w
When the stars are out they are visible
7 |) C. Y3 U$ B: ]5 R! f; RBut when the lights are out they are invisible
7 N9 ^- R' e; u2 l. R. p, aAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
) b, C w4 [( }. ~It starts
) K" O1 E M! m2 ?( _5 GBut when I wind up this observation,5 t% }' B3 p5 ^, j$ {+ }# g
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