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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it" s) h0 ]3 ]+ r" b3 Q% R
English is a stupid language.: l7 T# A# E) ]1 ^! B( }
There is no egg in the eggplant
* e. [' H4 w, d9 r' L+ W; h0 ZNo ham in the hamburger
; N" Y/ L4 D: f! W8 ~% M* mAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' {- l; x# D/ b* i- H5 W% e' CEnglish muffins were not invented in England9 f# k/ n5 n6 \& g; j$ e1 }' L) }7 L) N- ^
French fries were not invented in France.1 z0 @8 d4 W9 b' [7 n- C' i; A/ z0 X
, Z; m" A( d# x, GWe sometimes take English for granted
" L4 c0 J, \% y9 `# J2 V3 nBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
1 t2 j" M+ P; o$ z# [- E( ZQuicksand takes you down slowly
+ c5 a+ E" z1 N9 ?% @Boxing rings are square3 D4 h; Z( r7 ~: ^
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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2 Q$ H/ @8 ?; [2 g3 m+ VIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
* a5 w/ i8 ~0 W2 Z9 F" y( hIf the plural of tooth is teeth
A m b7 t* h- H# N" n4 J! _Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
+ f; S+ z( Y8 h7 j; b: @& oIf the teacher taught,
+ l! N7 O* b2 s" W }Why didn't the preacher praught.6 X8 `! V6 W/ }% ]/ x& e
6 \8 X) M" ^- j2 @) {6 | ZIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
9 c r; p- H! u) r$ P T. S- B( BWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
1 }9 r* T: d; L4 kWhy do people recite at a play: y2 n h& F$ y9 v
Yet play at a recital?, z0 @0 \ V, p1 G% h
Park on driveways and. k4 A. b9 \% K9 D. q1 E
Drive on parkways' q; G3 ~8 K f, a) D
; N# Q7 ?9 X- pYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) s7 l' y9 G" S/ u2 T6 ^' y
Of a language where a house can burn up as$ }6 N# d: T; \* _" t5 f$ d k
It burns down: ^* |7 j, B$ T/ Q( [
And in which you fill in a form
8 n% L, M: g7 B, CBy filling it out$ ?1 g! `" H) O; |$ e& r) }
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 @1 R" E4 o& j: ]
' y( f- d* L) H. k$ j, [: a: ?English was invented by people, not computers
* l3 B# S! F8 ?0 |7 K; w* VAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race9 q8 J! A: o. K2 M) s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)8 p, y# k+ Z6 y! m( P( l5 A
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That is why6 y* z4 {7 m# |! k4 C
When the stars are out they are visible: R1 G1 I4 w: L4 r
But when the lights are out they are invisible
; g" D) q: H6 ?3 `2 b7 Z1 |And why it is that when I wind up my watch o: g& V* p/ P! h. ?
It starts9 V+ y) J) A; Z1 \: ]8 Y
But when I wind up this observation,6 d' o1 z; \, h8 S4 d
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