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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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8 ?, {0 x+ G3 I. W2 F7 V7 v$ _% ULet's face it! P+ w5 H" w0 R0 T# e( Q( Z4 H
English is a stupid language.
! s; \% N6 m. o" ], o3 I8 c4 pThere is no egg in the eggplant
: O* e: M! \/ u5 \No ham in the hamburger
2 h# Z' P% a7 _: a3 Y: WAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- T( n9 p# b5 B/ y# TEnglish muffins were not invented in England @1 L9 `0 `5 E' a ~, B8 f
French fries were not invented in France.4 q4 a7 |3 u* ]/ {" H: Z Y, u4 c
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We sometimes take English for granted
/ ?5 m5 x8 a- L8 _8 [1 ~But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
) p" Z1 d" M+ ]. ~; eQuicksand takes you down slowly
. L: U m6 c: \$ [Boxing rings are square/ y6 q& H0 ]. M6 c+ r& B; U j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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9 {7 t2 x* @' h; xIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 U3 e% U: E5 u, K) X- \# E
If the plural of tooth is teeth
J% m$ s7 p$ X5 y5 `& oShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( B B% D# G+ l. i; D
If the teacher taught,
4 G6 |* G8 V* j# h* o& f8 RWhy didn't the preacher praught./ r3 Z; X* _! ?
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 X4 v f1 A" D F8 n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?# G+ p8 `- D! K# w8 [; a
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and) D/ o( ]; W/ y: B
Drive on parkways
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8 @# i5 G! G' H4 c& X" D; O" QYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy0 |& u1 ?) h" d+ w
Of a language where a house can burn up as1 P6 D, G5 Z6 r/ x
It burns down6 Y% T5 ]" O* {1 k- ^' v- U
And in which you fill in a form
5 {0 P! }) }& s |$ ?. eBy filling it out
9 @* s4 K( ?) `; iAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!. Q0 r6 i. Y7 ~" A) [
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English was invented by people, not computers
6 }, O/ K# E$ u5 Z% L2 y% ]/ \# ?And it reflects the creativity of the human race: [ o7 J U6 G
(Which of course isn't a race at all)( v9 |2 ~6 l- `, G2 @8 K, N
' ~! H4 T6 U# SThat is why9 }% o6 i8 A. b; z3 M k3 W
When the stars are out they are visible
! r( ~) a# _% R( pBut when the lights are out they are invisible$ E3 W2 v( g' M, u- W# W* F
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 V# t9 }* I0 I" d' N6 y5 ]It starts
" W7 o' _ n% B2 l, tBut when I wind up this observation,+ O: I% L" i7 d. r! h
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