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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?5 j1 J$ a9 k4 H! `% b/ V. @
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Let's face it# S# _1 V% ^4 m
English is a stupid language.
! n/ ?' W$ o1 ^# L2 VThere is no egg in the eggplant
( c' T2 s' C9 c% p: ZNo ham in the hamburger! m: j7 g+ v. A( t
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 k! D$ E5 S- mEnglish muffins were not invented in England$ H g: o8 B2 w) b
French fries were not invented in France.
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. Z z* c' f5 V2 A& FWe sometimes take English for granted/ r0 ]* B1 W2 T
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
$ p4 K# V/ W, ]$ m1 ], e" _$ PQuicksand takes you down slowly
3 M: N2 |( m( a" n* w2 p# rBoxing rings are square
+ K; P$ y# }/ i7 P* | P; wAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# |* t+ u5 G& p% z" Y1 T6 JIf the plural of tooth is teeth8 S1 g0 }$ k" |6 ~8 J
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( W/ n3 g# \/ L* `* w! O+ c
If the teacher taught,/ o2 i6 P \( H
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables2 z) ?) M5 I7 N M" u' X: Y ~
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: d1 j5 _& _* l* L6 `
Why do people recite at a play% v" X0 |9 a* S
Yet play at a recital?
5 V0 U- Y* S8 W* N2 {5 f# T: n$ APark on driveways and
- h; s* T6 K7 v. h* U) R- VDrive on parkways
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: Q2 U. h7 J6 R. H7 R g5 V6 a1 hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy+ g+ U7 \; H, C6 _2 Y; q
Of a language where a house can burn up as2 f- u7 J9 ]( v p. J- L
It burns down
$ c5 i9 i! B, R& b T! }3 WAnd in which you fill in a form / B" k: L6 P4 ~. N4 k9 }+ e2 I7 R
By filling it out
- x" m' s' R' B3 W7 J- n, RAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!9 j5 l2 z, s) l0 `
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English was invented by people, not computers3 i' o' Q: m, H2 e' ?
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why% o2 o( Q0 y, T3 o9 d
When the stars are out they are visible, E# J2 d w+ c* V2 r
But when the lights are out they are invisible6 f2 \( H- [2 n n9 M$ T$ v
And why it is that when I wind up my watch/ G; h2 v" R( i+ ~
It starts
; \; s( D- I8 u5 v* n( eBut when I wind up this observation,# W) C9 o* X' o8 |" q
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