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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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, C0 K/ ^; O1 h' m% p* {8 K* KLet's face it
) s/ [ A# v3 N+ s! BEnglish is a stupid language." Z% D- H; S [( l1 H3 ]
There is no egg in the eggplant8 Y$ x' m6 ^5 W+ @0 ]% A- J
No ham in the hamburger! b8 w& n8 P1 F0 g9 B8 h% h
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
4 q0 ~/ n8 A+ V6 f; q4 nEnglish muffins were not invented in England% E2 a" c# c- V/ X' }! K1 [* L5 P
French fries were not invented in France.
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$ q6 ^, G o8 u8 J: Q( m$ T# sWe sometimes take English for granted
! k. i i! s: w' H- Y) M; Y4 R; WBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% m3 h! Y1 S5 I. @$ ]5 SQuicksand takes you down slowly
, V1 t* L T8 P5 W$ bBoxing rings are square
- }3 i4 P2 u/ w. wAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / `0 c2 v2 \1 [9 y: N4 B
" E9 |, b3 n& J8 c9 E1 u! [If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 F/ H @5 }' \
If the plural of tooth is teeth1 }7 m$ j( y0 }' I2 ~
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
- T( h* J. f" N+ ?5 m# ^6 GIf the teacher taught,
. U- W2 H1 f) n: d n" t* V1 EWhy didn't the preacher praught.5 [* o1 c6 d4 u# I
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables m$ K/ K9 E8 G, b1 y+ i _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; {& d0 V0 ^6 O* T/ QWhy do people recite at a play
$ G9 d3 ~' N! A+ Z! ^' A$ eYet play at a recital?% {; m2 Z+ V7 l+ {& ?7 L& s# T: f. ^
Park on driveways and
! v3 q! I6 I% x0 j6 F( M& H8 {Drive on parkways& [% Q4 S: \* _1 G0 m$ A
; P3 Y2 `' q4 G7 M( I2 G% A4 TYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: @- b9 F/ _. R' D2 n x7 s
Of a language where a house can burn up as
8 Z3 V+ N9 f+ K, d* b2 J$ `# n0 X% ]It burns down
) i) W; T- H7 r' M4 ]And in which you fill in a form
. \2 J: y/ q" b6 b! ^6 gBy filling it out
$ {/ r& t8 w8 T8 y) FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! P/ i; e2 X5 @5 G9 i9 K9 c
/ @# E! r8 Z: {$ b8 y$ \English was invented by people, not computers" c" X( Z* S) A. v) P& P& \. t0 g
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
( `' C7 @3 e* E# h- R- d(Which of course isn't a race at all)1 K: n0 `0 r5 u1 I3 a
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That is why. U2 k& d, M4 y' P7 X
When the stars are out they are visible
* r4 Q7 D, e- d& u0 ^But when the lights are out they are invisible
1 C2 X6 X8 f P+ k4 K. W4 u, NAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
: u9 o; H& e# |& X" [It starts- s! G+ R/ l( F' T3 C4 j8 n( a" z
But when I wind up this observation,
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