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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?, r0 n2 e+ q; P! A4 h( [$ U
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Let's face it
' n/ B0 }2 n+ P# Q( d6 s7 VEnglish is a stupid language.1 v# r8 z- r4 L8 n' E0 R! w
There is no egg in the eggplant
0 c$ f1 B: d1 g l% ^) |# d+ ?No ham in the hamburger7 G2 a9 k; i" s! s2 \
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ h# ^5 i& d+ c) }) `English muffins were not invented in England7 O3 X/ [% }8 H# n
French fries were not invented in France.! q+ a4 R' C( i5 p' S, x- d
1 R! J8 g. f! i) ]1 z+ wWe sometimes take English for granted
2 ?2 o) L7 `2 x1 n4 |( B# z$ h9 |But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
" c: ` f& S. v! C. l/ v8 dQuicksand takes you down slowly
% g/ F- h! k3 v0 B1 W3 l4 _: p' KBoxing rings are square
+ G0 ~* t& k( PAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 Z( E, M0 A8 s) M4 K' A, @ v
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# C; _# i$ h E4 s3 v% BIf the plural of tooth is teeth2 w% t' g. Q& n+ p; Q& C
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
l3 G1 q7 O6 p0 vIf the teacher taught,
" |) j6 Z2 @" [* e Z% q4 f2 l- SWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
% ]6 Y- j9 |& {% u+ ]1 FWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
! o# P" l+ B {* s! `Why do people recite at a play
8 p7 y$ X. U/ V0 F: y- Z( b2 EYet play at a recital?
* T f$ p% z4 X" G, |4 U' f) GPark on driveways and
) J( Y! j5 i9 `: H( s5 DDrive on parkways9 `! u! Z4 o$ @, G7 ]
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
# _" O$ U) R* hOf a language where a house can burn up as
& R3 H" K) j4 p2 f" bIt burns down; H$ x) Z6 O* [9 O% J( P# {- ~
And in which you fill in a form E) k8 q$ z" I# k
By filling it out
# j% n- Z& P3 TAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers3 B" u, ^% K- i% m0 w. F
And it reflects the creativity of the human race" _ B: W( C% X! n
(Which of course isn't a race at all)6 h) Q; V" p' Z2 u. z9 |* b# ^. q
# ^! a% S1 ^9 e s' ]( L1 oThat is why
6 t7 }. A2 d9 IWhen the stars are out they are visible
$ A3 v" H6 S/ z* Z2 N# B8 ~But when the lights are out they are invisible9 Y- [- {. d; J6 ]! C$ C! p
And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 k v0 L% h8 n9 v3 A6 P7 t
It starts
# d0 _. j- M7 wBut when I wind up this observation,9 M" Q+ }; \! P- c O
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