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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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7 z5 F/ J+ I4 V q; ~Let's face it
( J1 `# J2 q- P! D7 Y4 REnglish is a stupid language.. C7 W" G3 [. F/ ]* ]( t
There is no egg in the eggplant5 q2 z7 n: M% U! D0 Z ~
No ham in the hamburger, {4 x2 m3 {3 i2 b3 {. Q9 u
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
7 t! P' X- T; F' p6 nEnglish muffins were not invented in England" T- M$ @3 A/ I5 j4 V
French fries were not invented in France.6 \- U" J( z& ]
6 J" b* E" ?* b( b3 U% b( o RWe sometimes take English for granted) s& w- G4 ^8 H L3 }) S/ G
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
( t1 S' X, v% F! W2 ?" _# C' tQuicksand takes you down slowly
_2 L h- e/ z6 }, gBoxing rings are square
7 @4 e, _1 D! b( jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; ^8 l! S5 i" N/ i# c2 ?$ X+ zIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.2 C2 p% c/ s# J1 r+ s
If the plural of tooth is teeth
6 ]8 d7 c, L) ?) o' RShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' h$ s- u* D! ?# a$ H) q' Z% ]7 d8 k
If the teacher taught,
) w& F) r: M: l4 F( lWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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; A4 P0 B! K& x/ i* a, w" eIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
( v& f# ?$ Q( O" \/ O* ?What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
$ |* N/ Z! |7 w* YWhy do people recite at a play
3 K- X9 H) h. j- e) ^9 Q+ ZYet play at a recital?: I, \; I& }2 Y h. b% i! u$ [
Park on driveways and1 M/ E' Q) N0 u+ p
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 q: Z$ E8 V6 k0 d R
Of a language where a house can burn up as
2 b) Y. d0 a( `+ @7 kIt burns down
9 m* j# g# O0 E% DAnd in which you fill in a form 2 s7 l( z( _! [8 U, p$ }
By filling it out
5 ^, I/ N' Z7 f1 YAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers: @5 }# [5 \. f9 N' D7 l, N
And it reflects the creativity of the human race+ v+ @! X; C. o* ]2 [ V/ k: G4 g
(Which of course isn't a race at all)3 D7 l* v' X* `9 V$ Q1 z0 m. J/ m- A# P1 j
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That is why" {' X8 N) F2 r. r5 S; m
When the stars are out they are visible2 _2 `+ s. @+ f3 C* U* ?
But when the lights are out they are invisible) r+ f( q6 o0 h7 r! X; L$ [
And why it is that when I wind up my watch( Y" S0 E5 Z- ^. [0 q
It starts5 T1 a0 L/ m5 P3 k% m
But when I wind up this observation,
. n3 k# X4 @* e; K4 L I. i& aIt ends. |
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