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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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! F* D- ~1 Y/ @Let's face it
' q# H% ?) ~! S6 ~0 bEnglish is a stupid language.
5 i7 N4 e) ?5 `9 w$ g, d4 lThere is no egg in the eggplant
" n- ~9 a5 o- [+ ONo ham in the hamburger
& o, t; @! E; n, X2 l; SAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
% E# B9 `& }3 c' Y, h' MEnglish muffins were not invented in England q/ F" `4 ^* `# G
French fries were not invented in France.
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$ W$ E* l7 }5 \9 H; G; W" `We sometimes take English for granted: a0 d2 L3 T- k8 P9 I
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 ]/ O8 G. F: o* S0 |: Q8 ?7 K
Quicksand takes you down slowly% B4 w l8 Y+ ~5 }: A0 H8 _1 P
Boxing rings are square
4 \- R- Y' r5 K: {+ o+ C$ ?+ jAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. : P6 F( t' ]( F& |3 g$ [; l
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing., e C- ^6 ?$ u" b4 q4 G" w8 Y
If the plural of tooth is teeth
5 a5 G, u* Z. i' S V+ N/ sShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' S5 t' j0 r1 ~2 Q5 p6 C3 G+ a
If the teacher taught,+ P g8 J) y* ]/ P! v( ~
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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/ G3 s3 ^+ q# Y* HIf a vegetarian eats vegetables$ Z' T: I; n) v$ }8 ?6 p
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 X( _# y3 N# K' V" D7 q1 S+ S
Why do people recite at a play( M4 ]" U0 K" [6 ?, f3 `
Yet play at a recital?$ g" K# J" r7 W
Park on driveways and
( l0 t! w _! C0 ]* eDrive on parkways- t9 t; t$ @0 o0 v5 L
7 @# d- f7 q& B/ F4 r7 z) V J9 mYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: ]" F2 c: y. p2 h' e- h$ B! X7 o5 ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as6 K3 A# I0 ~1 G$ G$ ^
It burns down" g8 P) W$ l0 {& G6 \& W
And in which you fill in a form
1 S' x0 {7 R: r& f0 V6 b7 q; rBy filling it out
. f0 \) J$ \1 A6 A0 k! c u2 D: QAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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6 {& Q, n: {: {: DEnglish was invented by people, not computers( e5 k/ i) p& D
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why
# q6 E* R. e+ i4 kWhen the stars are out they are visible
; v, G; {# P1 f; FBut when the lights are out they are invisible
# J) I# k$ o* m. d1 }. _And why it is that when I wind up my watch3 e' K+ Z2 Q9 G9 z0 o
It starts2 u w" X2 O: z& L1 _. }+ r2 k6 w
But when I wind up this observation,
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