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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?: [% N# ~$ o8 x$ a0 }" B4 q
5 j- {0 [( ]8 m* x2 PLet's face it
. _9 D7 b6 E1 I" M( c4 B( h1 EEnglish is a stupid language.: Y v/ f! b. ]2 \3 U( F
There is no egg in the eggplant
- Q* U! O3 s4 RNo ham in the hamburger2 ^' D; r+ ~- C3 \
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.! C4 O5 y1 P5 D, k3 n
English muffins were not invented in England: l$ |6 M/ Z5 P% z
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
9 b$ K- X( A6 W* ~0 T& eBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that+ M$ ]+ E S: o$ [
Quicksand takes you down slowly/ ]$ S! n- Q+ `* f- O
Boxing rings are square/ L! e# L1 f/ k" ?9 k( X
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ! e3 N1 h D: C/ E$ v5 p' k
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.7 p; V( P% L& u1 ^4 r+ t, V, G
If the plural of tooth is teeth, V @8 e( d* v$ X+ J( q1 h
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, z L& z4 D2 }* b$ A+ R0 ?
If the teacher taught,( m/ ]% S. y, t
Why didn't the preacher praught.6 U/ A# [+ E2 S
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables! l. ~, V3 ` y4 r
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
2 Q6 r; B. I5 b3 ^' k0 T5 SWhy do people recite at a play
' ~ w; [! c+ J% {( l6 RYet play at a recital?% u% B1 K- n% B9 |+ g* T3 s, p1 w
Park on driveways and
; l. e' W; U- K9 x) w+ \2 ?6 WDrive on parkways
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$ q" T# h( G U; p$ ?7 a ~5 AYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 H2 C" e* i5 V
Of a language where a house can burn up as1 E4 P2 w: b& K- Z |$ V
It burns down* u6 n( k6 o N% B
And in which you fill in a form 0 M1 ]$ x* B0 x9 J( v
By filling it out
2 j8 C1 ?5 q3 n% G1 V* b9 [And a bell is only heard once it goes!/ X2 P0 _: o/ a
9 G: q4 Z# t7 W9 r0 zEnglish was invented by people, not computers( L6 e9 d) I5 S z+ o$ U
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 S) Y, j0 U% l* K! Q(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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* \4 o, a: @* |6 }. c9 z7 eThat is why8 |$ s2 _. N$ g: H9 n
When the stars are out they are visible
& L9 f' e* Q; J" h" {3 r" WBut when the lights are out they are invisible
% j1 V' `) l, o8 `And why it is that when I wind up my watch& R- z, B: i$ t5 t( \2 y
It starts! J* x J$ n' F8 [7 m0 e1 t) j
But when I wind up this observation,' c) `& B4 D/ P/ `7 Z6 Q
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