Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language? ( j- ~/ B8 K- b) V% F6 I: r) t5 O4 [
Let's face it & x9 s" K, P. v+ i+ MEnglish is a stupid language. 2 B. |/ ~" h; a9 o. F8 t! wThere is no egg in the eggplant ) J s6 p) S# V& fNo ham in the hamburger / e. _$ K; M- wAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. + O+ n& Z6 i- T. e2 v: H* JEnglish muffins were not invented in England M5 Z0 R# ?& b$ H
French fries were not invented in France.! i+ c4 ?& f9 B$ F, U+ t# f- T1 t6 b: @
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We sometimes take English for granted 7 h- L; F) _' j. a& Z1 ~But if we examine its paradoxes we find that # {- ^; G) ~9 P% T- q+ [Quicksand takes you down slowly! c( h. w ?& p% \4 m
Boxing rings are square $ s: q( L. M# J; dAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 2 `$ E* C! P- b* l! e# ]# O
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. + F" L: {1 v6 I: W( Y+ l% RIf the plural of tooth is teeth/ [! l o; r/ C& N% \
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth8 P% B- t7 I( \5 \* P
If the teacher taught,: I+ l' ^2 `9 I5 i( b
Why didn't the preacher praught.' S& v& E1 `# `' Y2 u; M4 O
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables ! P. ~6 Z) V0 A: P# n n9 _* a8 qWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& [+ V! R8 s N! m+ f8 b H9 L
Why do people recite at a play " b, e; Y4 h% [- W: K1 s2 \# YYet play at a recital?7 v6 L& [- l4 Y* S; ], s
Park on driveways and 3 P. v9 U- o7 i% fDrive on parkways" V0 |# q) q# P8 {
4 e3 ]0 F- D c- cYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy 4 I$ u1 o8 o5 cOf a language where a house can burn up as& P7 m$ V R$ T8 X* X+ `+ a
It burns down * u8 b. K+ k9 N2 ]And in which you fill in a form ! j; V I$ h3 Q6 q; T9 H3 {By filling it out 2 l1 p1 Q6 `5 p( T; W/ G0 |" X0 wAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! + M0 L1 s1 ~* A4 Z " Z1 g) }) u' MEnglish was invented by people, not computers # V1 w# t3 I6 h% A+ GAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race 4 b$ }) m; L$ L7 O(Which of course isn't a race at all) # Y D" u) W5 d9 \/ k6 i) e1 Y0 |; Y2 r
That is why * C6 v$ p# V3 g, _4 XWhen the stars are out they are visible 5 t+ W1 ]: w8 V, YBut when the lights are out they are invisible5 P$ t) J2 J* N5 v! B" ^
And why it is that when I wind up my watch& x* ^ t5 R' k# R1 K- n7 P$ {
It starts 9 R8 L' [6 I& ^) N; `, D& uBut when I wind up this observation, - g/ J& h- @2 ~0 j) t, vIt ends.
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