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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it9 T$ ?( }0 L! Q5 @& _8 Z& f R
English is a stupid language.
$ O( _0 G7 h( x) R9 `There is no egg in the eggplant
! a' ~" I, h7 ~$ sNo ham in the hamburger0 d2 Q5 d! S( \9 a1 l- i1 K4 o
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.$ n& K I+ Q9 A3 K
English muffins were not invented in England! e* l; w5 \( g- N
French fries were not invented in France.( j7 n' s; L+ \
: v$ e$ z+ Y6 gWe sometimes take English for granted. K3 R" `1 d. h9 y5 e1 I' I
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that( g: c0 p; q' @6 w8 I' c
Quicksand takes you down slowly5 S# I7 j+ R* W- [4 ~
Boxing rings are square. q N8 L% X$ [( `- M# g8 P* G
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.
" L1 f+ ~" g9 nIf the plural of tooth is teeth
) {" c0 u4 z( ZShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
2 T* W$ E2 q9 L2 Q+ `$ ^' TIf the teacher taught,' E6 W' ^* S- @* F, H+ w
Why didn't the preacher praught.5 o. m* O5 K$ \0 F
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables4 }% n8 h" d1 Y/ x
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 c" c( V" P- HWhy do people recite at a play
% f" i: {$ T; ZYet play at a recital?
! K+ u& e) P( e2 x# i4 y g+ pPark on driveways and
% `" n0 c* P, x; f" g& Q* RDrive on parkways# _9 t }5 z# F* b! _2 j
$ h; o: ~1 [7 hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 w$ ~- J2 K8 J
Of a language where a house can burn up as
3 a T5 i/ z$ U# ]# K5 V7 xIt burns down5 G- p2 C4 b9 m, r% q
And in which you fill in a form 4 Z' h- V' Y( W% l! Y7 r& a- u
By filling it out k* n5 p% q+ j* V9 D/ ~/ C& c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!% Y% S( [. L, I) l/ B+ q& {
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English was invented by people, not computers
' E% i% G- k$ p F3 [& nAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
* s4 k& _9 U1 s$ ]; OWhen the stars are out they are visible
, Z: a8 Y+ g' V7 @But when the lights are out they are invisible
, Q F% N9 o! H6 aAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch" Y/ U1 ^" U' X4 r q% ]
It starts
: ], t" ~& L$ z8 M) @5 pBut when I wind up this observation,9 w( q" W J+ X- G8 `0 [" T$ \8 S
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