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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it$ n2 ~% g4 W6 F
English is a stupid language.
7 ~ x, t- A' r6 r# i; ~There is no egg in the eggplant. W# S7 h" i- o$ L6 L- z7 n% P- O3 `
No ham in the hamburger1 T" F6 r/ Y( E a) W$ ?' r
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! q4 `% j0 y5 V: ] f+ m
English muffins were not invented in England& x- i7 m8 B6 q
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted5 a. x: B& r. g/ u% R8 D
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 u. G( s" ^8 E* FQuicksand takes you down slowly
' b" i6 d6 _! [Boxing rings are square$ ]! w+ K' Y* w- L' x1 D+ I7 l
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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" a5 w; S* N9 U* [- oIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.( N! U4 X, h3 u/ y1 J
If the plural of tooth is teeth
" [5 k7 V2 J2 i/ }; q5 ?Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ [5 E+ y- J, M' d
If the teacher taught,# E7 z* V$ F! E0 y: `: }0 w N
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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) Q! `% S4 Q8 G% R+ _2 bIf a vegetarian eats vegetables3 r& T5 C v2 S0 f4 o" f" P n. [
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
$ O# M- y) g8 ~& p, kWhy do people recite at a play2 S4 y* }% J# X2 a1 ^1 C0 u9 T
Yet play at a recital?3 d/ u) c) K' I2 k3 P1 K( y0 ^$ R
Park on driveways and
& i) `0 l8 R# d i- C3 x7 [Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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5 ?" @/ R4 j2 `# Y4 C9 ~8 EIt burns down# |8 |8 R' V; _% W
And in which you fill in a form
. G! z! t; Y/ h8 C2 B/ ]* qBy filling it out
# {3 R# s2 w- y% dAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!1 _# y; j+ A; V$ y1 T
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English was invented by people, not computers, }# M' [/ g; C
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why% J6 f/ Z+ g- Q* O( h) C1 O7 W$ P
When the stars are out they are visible, b' j3 a) F" A9 T- r
But when the lights are out they are invisible3 }. I4 w- e; i1 u- P
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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