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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it! J+ a( C9 } C) V+ v/ U
English is a stupid language.
1 Z5 N0 {! b4 o" C. SThere is no egg in the eggplant, U1 ~. n$ |) H! E0 X& F2 z
No ham in the hamburger1 {' l! U4 C- e0 Q* ?
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
* V$ v9 }7 c3 o' D. @English muffins were not invented in England
. `7 x. _& Q1 P! o3 jFrench fries were not invented in France.
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% u/ O0 u9 h7 J) ^3 n$ zWe sometimes take English for granted
3 y3 p9 K& ^5 U, j2 K+ z3 m6 t. v6 vBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
& e, L) u& ^8 w( k. k. l2 O$ G' HQuicksand takes you down slowly G$ L4 ^& F; h( t8 {- E9 A
Boxing rings are square
6 s! S9 K" s* _: m: C1 X( VAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 |# h1 I1 C4 `. Q1 X
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.% ]0 m+ t% n: J8 n, f: m* X
If the plural of tooth is teeth8 L0 U1 e, z. ]
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 R" k, g/ U1 Q4 K$ B. v* w, e8 i8 M
If the teacher taught,
# B% H& x* U8 d6 cWhy didn't the preacher praught.7 r) p' D) D) Q$ m# `4 {- O
, r1 e8 O; d" k- ] VIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
% u% Y5 f! ]0 f- t7 o, yWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?$ |2 D2 p, `" L1 H6 R
Why do people recite at a play4 X4 I; f( z, T" |9 E# P7 j# ^$ Z
Yet play at a recital?
9 N3 u. g5 h/ NPark on driveways and
d3 t: f! b# T5 Z# ?Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy {$ b" e; t3 R' B4 {
Of a language where a house can burn up as
* \; B; T' ?! x, fIt burns down
4 b6 s' T* j: P: ]: k" iAnd in which you fill in a form # I4 j4 m, ~. K; c6 G4 J) R
By filling it out2 g4 Y/ N# `' C% T2 c: a3 T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!; o1 L7 l: e. E4 `0 g, ^6 e: [
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English was invented by people, not computers
; R+ E% K, k! t( B) h, S+ YAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race8 V6 l) x/ a2 c% n& k {
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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& z. f9 Z1 f: A% u" f2 r AThat is why
2 U* f# i' q0 H8 f6 @! QWhen the stars are out they are visible
$ J4 c) |' _& L, g. _4 |% JBut when the lights are out they are invisible
8 ^$ d3 C$ Z3 w' X2 iAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
& a( j5 t. k: J- ]6 fIt starts6 H- ?2 p- `, d+ g% t/ E0 u2 s' W
But when I wind up this observation,, `- y2 i& E: j; c W# [6 l3 I. o
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