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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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+ i! y, G! E j$ v2 y& V6 p0 t# kLet's face it6 Z1 K: n* a! i; Q e
English is a stupid language.
+ d/ h6 O/ x$ r' n% F& @3 KThere is no egg in the eggplant* c9 J1 N& a0 z2 @& M6 g0 ^) B
No ham in the hamburger
& e1 C- V2 h! J+ R. iAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! g0 w- j7 { K2 y7 WEnglish muffins were not invented in England
; U7 _) A$ g& C- x6 X3 ?- F* B( \French fries were not invented in France.! Y; c) n/ ], f
1 f# X" i9 s2 q+ g# EWe sometimes take English for granted
+ e- [# k! P/ G" q NBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that8 w6 L( y; u- f" r* e$ X* c" M# R
Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ S: A# b! v6 B/ \4 C H; DBoxing rings are square/ Q, i- {' v# e+ h; v+ b
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 3 H+ F: M, ~0 O( U
* C7 Q* ]3 ], w+ o, k0 v3 ZIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.! ~" b1 \; {1 i# [! I$ n
If the plural of tooth is teeth
' x# H" Z& {0 N, e9 N) NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
`8 E [, {$ ?+ t4 zIf the teacher taught,
: V# B/ d& l( `" S. \2 ` d# E6 zWhy didn't the preacher praught.% _; d5 [8 d# l8 ^ {3 F
( n; i$ P) _! w( O+ t+ NIf a vegetarian eats vegetables$ o& r5 A, z6 e" _7 w. o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; v# N! d A% ?+ H2 B
Why do people recite at a play/ a/ k5 @4 h- t/ d& t- T
Yet play at a recital?
$ }# G& R. A4 B3 Q+ l1 G9 vPark on driveways and) I8 H; d+ `, y8 n
Drive on parkways
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; C, K8 {$ Q# S* b& H* yYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
) }0 I8 w3 Z6 T7 |9 y8 xOf a language where a house can burn up as" w/ T: R! A5 ^& F3 ^4 s
It burns down' z6 {* Z7 { Y) f
And in which you fill in a form 1 Q* M2 c5 Z, L; \4 J
By filling it out8 Y2 K6 r4 d( r' C
And a bell is only heard once it goes!& {* Z8 Z6 t9 U2 L, ?7 T$ }1 m6 P
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English was invented by people, not computers0 U/ P; ]: X1 Y* R1 u0 B' z( B
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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7 o6 ~5 x, v5 b6 z1 WThat is why
0 I& \0 b' T3 N6 rWhen the stars are out they are visible/ R2 ]2 r. @/ C) n& x7 j1 M$ w
But when the lights are out they are invisible! g4 j8 {% {+ w1 V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
0 H* X) J: M( h& W, vIt starts. j9 U4 V% C2 u3 K* g: w
But when I wind up this observation,. h# M# y6 v# ?3 V
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