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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?; U2 M5 ?- b0 s. ^* \
- a# ]+ d3 ~* J4 e3 Y) RLet's face it5 x1 z' ?+ {; U* |
English is a stupid language.
! e4 _% Y" [' e: n2 wThere is no egg in the eggplant
3 Y* j8 w6 D# @; p2 L4 TNo ham in the hamburger, H1 Z& [3 ^+ b- N8 s) m
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.3 p( J5 B4 _3 D
English muffins were not invented in England5 C* E# E( k0 _9 _
French fries were not invented in France.& w7 a% G9 c, w; I3 S0 G7 W. p
; w5 ~ M1 D& D3 {( C- _+ G, QWe sometimes take English for granted( d% g. f5 U- I. |; G# N
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
- V5 F: U! [% I; T3 IQuicksand takes you down slowly
3 F9 y& t- `0 y0 E) s2 T1 h9 ABoxing rings are square
6 k( [; n2 ?( V* `+ _' f; L( sAnd 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.. D3 d) N; |% I1 x$ S, w: D" V! e
If the plural of tooth is teeth* M/ @9 \6 [' b7 O% Y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, E: e5 M, t$ F3 N" T% G8 X+ g0 B
If the teacher taught,
" h( `9 q Z7 R& QWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
( S3 d! ~% m2 z) N, J4 bWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 G7 E) N1 u A- y A* }* F
Why do people recite at a play
# c+ I/ c0 o0 L7 ^Yet play at a recital?& i3 ~. Y; q4 U" l$ y
Park on driveways and X3 h9 s4 K0 a/ H
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
8 B6 t: x! a" A! ]+ S* FOf a language where a house can burn up as( `/ {+ C6 v3 G" X
It burns down7 u0 ?% V0 `) F, e" K
And in which you fill in a form , r% G' E4 Q3 |/ E
By filling it out
/ Q8 d% t1 H( R! M' PAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers8 a) v" x8 `" @) [' \+ P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
/ w+ k6 g; l7 r# S(Which of course isn't a race at all)/ x0 G: W+ \) Q+ b( z9 h' R/ ^, I; V
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That is why
* y. w0 S, O u0 qWhen the stars are out they are visible
* ^ R6 _- U+ i1 }But when the lights are out they are invisible9 G4 e1 N) F/ e) @2 P& \
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 s2 | E# B3 @% ^( O( i! {It starts. J# s1 L1 k, j6 j0 N$ h* [2 s
But when I wind up this observation,. G2 \5 M, C6 t& F) U; O- M
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