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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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5 c1 K1 i) _2 ]Let's face it- Y# N8 i6 K, M5 d" b# j) E
English is a stupid language.; G+ W4 _# l, @- x+ t% ?
There is no egg in the eggplant, R9 l4 e7 Y+ E p4 ^: R1 B
No ham in the hamburger4 ^5 ]2 e2 O: U* y
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.# M5 | t/ ]$ _; [" ^. c
English muffins were not invented in England$ u, l6 [/ p. T& l7 K o+ P
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted, |4 D+ t) d1 b" _
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
9 U+ d6 ] x3 Q8 gQuicksand takes you down slowly
$ m# g. v3 S! ZBoxing rings are square9 f( r9 l8 _) R% p$ l! M- X2 l) @
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. + M$ U( x: s: M; M+ c1 ]' U4 U
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
! u# L0 L( Q" \7 m& [If the plural of tooth is teeth
9 I- t; m* L- {# a9 h3 p4 q4 lShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: ] \9 v/ W" H* P+ G l
If the teacher taught,
9 X# [4 z3 N j, wWhy didn't the preacher praught.$ p, w0 \' b. c
: S% C# X+ s/ f8 C# ^8 ~If a vegetarian eats vegetables- S: |# [% p D R
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?9 I, F, P X2 _% b, d+ ?
Why do people recite at a play( z% D! P2 J9 @0 Q& P6 y7 {
Yet play at a recital?
, P, g' ]3 x$ W& WPark on driveways and
$ I8 T& F& h- L9 ^# zDrive on parkways% h# _' b; E5 u9 z& q' N
5 k4 J7 O D* XYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
% D B# Z3 p9 X% H& v. b( o; z6 NAnd in which you fill in a form 5 n& a! n! G5 K+ k( f5 Y1 Q$ d7 H: G
By filling it out
) ~' c6 K) h1 m' M8 Y% k0 v, ?And a bell is only heard once it goes!0 e! `' t, y4 v: c$ Z
! g7 Y2 N8 j& [3 i" G- u7 n0 u lEnglish was invented by people, not computers
0 ~; ?2 T2 w* M1 uAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why7 G/ A# ^8 n2 E$ j9 c& N
When the stars are out they are visible
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And why it is that when I wind up my watch6 _2 q3 i) S u" x
It starts
# p! R( y2 o3 p' k& bBut when I wind up this observation,$ x# e! E5 J! I+ Z& m$ i
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