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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& J/ X+ m; _* \, ]* e
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Let's face it
1 p/ J- s* y4 G; l& JEnglish is a stupid language.+ g$ \5 k. z% s8 H6 y" b
There is no egg in the eggplant4 D! L, @5 L7 W5 a" U
No ham in the hamburger
( ~4 X- b7 W( PAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ F" B4 o h# \( A% W, GEnglish muffins were not invented in England5 {7 S4 J% {7 d0 \9 e5 b( F
French fries were not invented in France.3 }: X# Z$ p, s2 q% ?
6 T, N$ | ~: K8 y( L0 H# y7 HWe sometimes take English for granted: U3 {, S! g4 L. d9 M: Y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that1 a) k9 U* z% L6 G7 h
Quicksand takes you down slowly
9 V) p" N+ v- Q) N1 U5 ~; ~4 F; @4 nBoxing rings are square
0 f. H. @, h/ ?9 m/ n& W5 i) ZAnd 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.+ T* i) ?. g1 M' z& p1 y
If the plural of tooth is teeth5 {; I' \# ~2 P. f7 m% I
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth- b( |$ Q# Q0 u. `
If the teacher taught,
, N1 }9 P6 K; A5 T" F; B7 T2 uWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables2 F9 ?3 t: R" o7 U) F$ r7 l9 C- I/ X
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?7 J8 l2 S9 L) b) q! u% ?2 l
Why do people recite at a play
k9 m/ f2 d/ o5 \ `+ bYet play at a recital?
( K0 U* e: Y7 S% w/ V7 o" vPark on driveways and0 I/ z, h9 L1 |1 H8 ]1 @1 }1 T) x
Drive on parkways$ H- h) L* Y" E% S" T K+ p" H" w
& P/ C& k8 @" b/ T( dYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; y) g& e+ O% w" F$ IOf a language where a house can burn up as
3 ^ J+ V9 {. M u |8 g5 mIt burns down1 v3 o! e7 |) P9 m7 |) G2 B
And in which you fill in a form
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And a bell is only heard once it goes!5 @, o& Z2 V, v% B
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English was invented by people, not computers
3 F3 ?2 p5 i9 [/ L0 J$ z3 Z8 o* `. S+ SAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race- n, \; n% n. N4 k
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
0 i# w; [1 D j. } LWhen the stars are out they are visible5 U9 G/ R; S& j' }6 Y5 k- H; F9 `3 Z
But when the lights are out they are invisible+ _, Z) B( u0 |* S
And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 x" B' S+ r! A! V* V
It starts
4 y5 ~; Z8 i0 S- H5 |But when I wind up this observation,8 x4 B( ~, F3 T0 \* R9 Q% b$ g) u! L
It ends. |
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