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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& g% ?0 X3 a4 a- ~
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Let's face it5 `+ o b5 r/ c
English is a stupid language.* o ~6 D9 b* |' o$ j8 L- B W
There is no egg in the eggplant
, H# ~6 D" g# m# gNo ham in the hamburger
5 B: b& ]9 w) k UAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.2 C( c* X/ `! L+ O
English muffins were not invented in England
9 }, l7 [ v2 K4 F5 aFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted- d) N3 U' _; M. I' H. D8 D, [* c
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that) i6 ^) x1 H2 ~! T5 B: S7 a5 r
Quicksand takes you down slowly& n! Z, q2 L! a v" ?: O/ ^
Boxing rings are square. F$ e: [/ s- k
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 5 j$ E3 I; | Z: ^9 D
! A' d$ O& r9 ]If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 W/ v C D+ x- x& LIf the plural of tooth is teeth
6 q5 u7 O/ u, {. R' Z* eShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
' m* g8 }3 u& M2 d% V/ ?# m$ |! U: u9 fIf the teacher taught,
0 O% g4 N3 b! S3 I" y8 x6 f8 eWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
$ \6 W2 {$ `3 DWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" A6 g& X/ ~+ ZWhy do people recite at a play
# E1 r2 z9 v4 z# [Yet play at a recital?
7 l0 X& p e% yPark on driveways and
- X$ w$ D- S$ O7 l- o* @* DDrive on parkways. E1 S* X/ l' o8 g5 M1 p1 C
! n# H6 D p) J6 @You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
; \2 C' C* t; G& E" y5 t$ jOf a language where a house can burn up as) C6 a8 a$ b3 n2 p4 G; a
It burns down! E" S, h, _* S+ y. m: Y
And in which you fill in a form 5 K0 k0 k" V/ C$ p, Q1 J
By filling it out
# l- M A& q1 K. }And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers1 \+ _& i+ E3 M
And it reflects the creativity of the human race6 a* L) J! a- p0 _( Z
(Which of course isn't a race at all)) C' t2 |; Y- \# [% K/ T( e! T
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That is why
/ Y& z' C" B# u' D( I# e0 P, KWhen the stars are out they are visible7 |; j. S' {1 p Z5 Y) {
But when the lights are out they are invisible
& `- R7 I1 ~, s5 WAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch5 P) f; A5 t r1 u5 ]" R
It starts4 W( D! k0 v$ [+ i
But when I wind up this observation,
5 |& e4 q0 u4 y1 w9 p' B0 gIt ends. |
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