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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it# b. V2 c1 x8 M$ D: ]+ A# e G5 J6 Z
English is a stupid language.; r c4 g# C+ c' R, z% a2 H' Q
There is no egg in the eggplant( w4 ^9 w* Y8 v7 _
No ham in the hamburger" K9 \; c7 h4 j9 I# n9 R8 d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.4 N4 }) l8 V) v1 @
English muffins were not invented in England6 B: e* ~# n9 ^: d# Y0 U M! q
French fries were not invented in France.
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9 R6 g0 s6 |0 vWe sometimes take English for granted
$ l- k; \/ |7 XBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that' I5 N* T5 O! [; y. P
Quicksand takes you down slowly
8 b+ J3 R, e# t. M$ \% Y" jBoxing rings are square' V% ~7 ^5 I3 ^: e* { {
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 o. b' e! {* p \9 E( r
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
@; k$ v3 _8 C) FIf the plural of tooth is teeth
5 G8 t7 M7 X1 R" _* P; b$ b" N8 rShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth6 W4 G* ~5 m" N4 i
If the teacher taught,5 r. N% s; ]! l
Why didn't the preacher praught.# X6 ?6 b" W* y4 k/ O9 x# X
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables0 [% F1 b2 ~; ?& i4 ?! o/ ?
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
}. B. B ~9 |2 R' l3 r- PWhy do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and( |. @1 L& t* t% T9 x
Drive on parkways1 U0 _$ _' D& s2 w2 u& W) {
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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; x+ e! O% Y3 ZIt burns down" }9 M5 ~. d8 v+ H% r3 ?1 _- N+ O" e
And in which you fill in a form
: q" R: J0 ?8 A( M( @# L6 e. cBy filling it out
' D: Q) ~/ o4 }4 K2 j& YAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!6 Q2 s6 D, e- M# Q2 a. G7 b5 h* o# E
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English was invented by people, not computers
$ _1 w7 C7 l" W% G$ `And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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7 v2 [0 t4 x4 ?9 H/ M) BThat is why
# i- K1 }7 @$ J( HWhen the stars are out they are visible$ s" [9 D+ E% `% r P1 j
But when the lights are out they are invisible# L9 B" D- Y6 [& z& l+ X, h3 S
And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 w# Y7 ~1 R2 S# E- [2 {
It starts
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