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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?4 _6 C- j$ _) X0 ?$ w
) T4 T& S6 ?) T2 B: ]Let's face it$ ]; B# v- E% c# X) d) d2 [+ w. ?
English is a stupid language.( O, I: T9 P5 `; b+ c
There is no egg in the eggplant- V. I+ s& D( w( K
No ham in the hamburger' i1 @0 m. u/ U/ h2 ?: Y7 A
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) r2 G2 W) u1 c/ Q3 x5 _ A6 M' }
English muffins were not invented in England- x/ A8 ]( l6 W- y4 n# M/ j
French fries were not invented in France.
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$ }) I; A% T/ \9 `4 [! U1 rWe sometimes take English for granted, R* W; N+ V: L& `; g
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that) Z* k( b1 W2 t! F
Quicksand takes you down slowly' t$ o8 h/ R7 t
Boxing rings are square7 Q, m8 \: c3 ]( K+ I+ p7 C( B$ `
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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3 d% W% F3 F4 K8 x/ n! S6 OIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, b. g, m8 F# S+ _3 @" M' f2 A3 QIf the plural of tooth is teeth0 n+ w4 _& `. H6 E7 G: I+ h' Y
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
* D' A a' S8 Y2 r( a7 I" k9 tIf the teacher taught,$ z# G( j8 u1 m0 ]. [
Why didn't the preacher praught.) n9 z) h0 ?% y% F
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
* `6 ?; V5 ~* {% @6 yWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# I# K, [; d# s, V8 o+ m2 G9 C
Why do people recite at a play- u5 b4 W B8 X
Yet play at a recital?
' L3 L O# I! B, H; L/ TPark on driveways and: G7 B: \8 S) g
Drive on parkways+ t% ~0 [$ @4 ^; w/ ?
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
5 K+ F% m# x6 n* S# I7 Y5 J7 UOf a language where a house can burn up as' N& E5 b) [; @/ A
It burns down( j! Z( X D) Z5 `9 T9 y/ f
And in which you fill in a form
( V2 Y' Q, ?0 uBy filling it out. T& A. r& A0 T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 S0 I0 H& X6 t( rEnglish was invented by people, not computers( W, M3 C) D" k1 F0 X. a0 K& W' u8 L. V
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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% r1 T3 |, L8 A% GThat is why
; l) x6 t) t( R- J. W9 ?. kWhen the stars are out they are visible3 k9 c2 o: l" }; E
But when the lights are out they are invisible
6 V- d! }* c: o8 m9 y+ b6 b8 N. N0 sAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch4 e7 f2 ?: Q5 ~4 u) P8 C
It starts7 g2 J l- }1 V" U' S
But when I wind up this observation,
5 H- N1 g: E; W8 B( eIt ends. |
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