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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it( ^4 c! G4 g4 L+ t8 j
English is a stupid language.
# ^/ u& f3 D; y; A6 N% |There is no egg in the eggplant
9 _! I3 e( |1 q6 F4 b+ h# F2 h vNo ham in the hamburger9 B1 f: s; }* v/ A. q/ N2 R
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 P9 K, w" m/ l8 WEnglish muffins were not invented in England
1 x6 {' S; F% F8 m1 tFrench fries were not invented in France.5 n% G `2 p) q' A2 P
6 R6 O/ J% W, F' d- AWe sometimes take English for granted3 p. @) b8 f: D Q+ t
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
2 A( K9 x+ V- J. g5 nQuicksand takes you down slowly+ s, d7 B# V* J3 y1 [8 ]
Boxing rings are square
7 m8 w3 T) V7 P" VAnd 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.
7 `% Y' R' o' W. m- y2 L! {% ~+ bIf the plural of tooth is teeth
% L8 ^& S: g8 M- y" G# z2 rShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
7 T" Y. {; I) ^If the teacher taught,
" _% n6 d2 z* \0 }/ g! A8 b# T) w+ HWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 D1 @1 H3 U; t% p1 [& B) V
% h8 M% Z+ N8 m+ y9 g! RIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
" _/ G$ g* i' G0 I- P" pWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; I: R" u, r8 L! h" q
Why do people recite at a play
+ p3 H" I2 f P, F# c uYet play at a recital?. X6 @) d7 C8 Y& O8 N
Park on driveways and6 v {/ x. Z+ U q# g. N4 A
Drive on parkways8 } q' J$ j" m* A& H, r) w
! w2 g2 E2 I8 e8 Z# K1 M$ EYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
/ Q+ | H- S* o$ \Of a language where a house can burn up as5 H. R' `& E- p
It burns down) H' o5 u4 v! D
And in which you fill in a form 9 q' b1 o% [4 \; g3 K# W/ z6 Z# E) W
By filling it out' j1 T5 e0 A+ ]
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 V; p, o- Q+ y7 u' O$ DEnglish was invented by people, not computers
0 ^5 i& i) W9 \' {3 A1 D6 mAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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# }/ Q6 X* E4 Q$ {That is why
0 P8 K5 _$ v$ {6 S' KWhen the stars are out they are visible
% @4 `( C" `7 e& W. `But when the lights are out they are invisible
, @ O2 k& b U3 uAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
* ]( T2 B' I' D3 w$ b! w/ WIt starts
" O6 B" G: U1 HBut when I wind up this observation,
3 T% h; e* t! u, T9 PIt ends. |
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