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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* S2 m- Y2 T- [; ~. |5 F0 W) |
& w' _9 k3 t YLet's face it
. a6 t3 _ r1 T$ G. i$ |5 hEnglish is a stupid language.% x R8 P' n0 K
There is no egg in the eggplant& T6 L$ ^* H# m4 {) F
No ham in the hamburger6 g |, W& t+ y6 p# k# P1 `
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 V6 j. d |6 J: O# nEnglish muffins were not invented in England6 T% e& E0 W: o; A/ P- }% L# l
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
1 e5 }0 ^' n% `But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 P8 | _' k2 t8 J* _9 e: _ ]
Quicksand takes you down slowly* U' O3 |% t7 d% K9 w9 l5 r
Boxing rings are square( D; g, }/ f1 U8 J9 j# k6 c
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. % Q0 p# k% \( T. r- {; i
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 a8 m* L( Z$ R4 G1 F3 [. lIf the plural of tooth is teeth1 g" E& V- d5 T
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
5 ~# G- n0 T* n- s( cIf the teacher taught,
) t. A! c, M- w' TWhy didn't the preacher praught., T: Z' P! \- E% h' q' Y
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" }* h% v$ [& |" V+ I4 ?2 Z1 y+ e
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
9 S1 z4 B. ]! X7 vWhy do people recite at a play& T9 ~7 x9 _# \9 \( P
Yet play at a recital?
# S- ?: W% L2 C* XPark on driveways and' w# O! X9 D. F- i
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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7 n8 l, f e7 ~/ [' j) F0 {It burns down1 X1 K' C1 i6 x# t# l2 {
And in which you fill in a form
+ |6 v- l7 {, YBy filling it out, N8 f: n/ i4 s3 `8 C% F
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers" K# c. g- i& X$ h( E* V& S
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 s# q1 ]) y3 ^+ ?(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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0 {7 F O7 v& z! _0 H2 j' FThat is why& N/ r: q# G) T, W! s! H, p, }* r
When the stars are out they are visible
8 v5 e! |' Y+ D0 ], ] ]$ RBut when the lights are out they are invisible: R& t: |8 C& V! I" Z, U
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
5 c! t* D0 R# r1 m D1 g* O6 I: VIt starts
. `3 s/ F! ^( w3 WBut when I wind up this observation,' D" S$ a) Y) \( D9 H5 ?3 |7 }
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