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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it: U2 E# G" G/ r: y" F# M4 F e1 I
English is a stupid language./ x8 t& ?3 Y! Z% X0 ?" @7 q/ |
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.8 D( h1 n: A9 \7 _0 w6 ~& B
English muffins were not invented in England
) R! o0 `+ F- m- j P: s; d. ZFrench fries were not invented in France.
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# ?1 ?# q: k( G5 uWe sometimes take English for granted
1 y+ b; [9 \$ MBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) G4 X9 }* t' X" K, K6 ^Quicksand takes you down slowly. ]2 d8 m) I! D. H) `- E) d
Boxing rings are square
* ^: `$ J1 H0 CAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. $ ?# F9 `. q, v/ g8 l
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing." B& i% h4 R4 l# v& I8 c; ~
If the plural of tooth is teeth, V( C% G4 E. ?/ i( X# g4 B
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
# N# |' E% M G# B( R% j) w/ ~9 Y/ d2 bIf the teacher taught,
( b2 q7 r" }1 zWhy didn't the preacher praught.- K) D! s5 K1 r9 I7 w7 { T& l; O
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables# y& @! u$ j$ `2 ^- q
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
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Yet play at a recital?) S9 y$ e" M* g! }* Q9 A
Park on driveways and
( S* U% w) v/ Q' s2 BDrive on parkways
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! H! p- F8 N8 u5 ^You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down1 T6 d/ F8 ~% B9 U$ A$ L
And in which you fill in a form 6 h' [! l7 g9 ?6 q
By filling it out; a( a% X1 T% X4 J) d1 U
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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) G; g- D. l/ \6 u5 d6 JEnglish was invented by people, not computers
& n* |- w3 E/ b- ~5 EAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why" s( z. S: h, h, S' F% K r; F/ v
When the stars are out they are visible
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3 W9 s/ Z* S: y; P' Z! IAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
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- D/ \3 d& ?& v$ BBut when I wind up this observation,- [ |( z! @: a" G# ^5 k, j% c" P' s) ]
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