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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
% P) y) g. g" Y$ WEnglish is a stupid language.
0 [+ y6 }, [8 L. @1 rThere is no egg in the eggplant
% Z/ \* \3 Z' N/ z) E5 o$ BNo ham in the hamburger4 w# U9 R8 \9 k4 {
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.& z8 V" O; u0 [4 g: R
English muffins were not invented in England& z1 j' _5 \2 Z S( O
French fries were not invented in France.; y( @5 O, \ K% e
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We sometimes take English for granted
F- [8 n" h: F Q3 } TBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that# x3 N0 k- W& m* u' B
Quicksand takes you down slowly! a( y! A# b6 @# K2 S9 B1 w$ R
Boxing rings are square9 c4 J3 Q% p7 W7 i
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 1 x& S o6 A1 J" Y% X: Z
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing., g( i# O; B" w0 U d3 S M
If the plural of tooth is teeth- w* k( X) Z4 [' R. P6 q3 h
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth$ N% i* s k" P/ Z2 K
If the teacher taught," d n9 D# l( d- F6 Q" b7 h# X
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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$ t6 M& h% [3 \If a vegetarian eats vegetables
# {$ t) A: d3 C8 e) N/ {6 m% lWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
, V& m; Y8 ]$ k+ S4 \9 O, L+ S6 UWhy do people recite at a play; a- X* S9 j( r# w( h* }$ V
Yet play at a recital?
`$ ]" x2 q ?Park on driveways and M4 [) j% G, c3 Q3 E2 d
Drive on parkways2 p9 ^ Z0 U6 ?, |1 D
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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) J) m/ \# r" ~* T4 RIt burns down" A! G5 Q; h/ {/ Z7 E7 ]
And in which you fill in a form ! I% ]/ d; I: H' G2 }. r( J9 c4 ^
By filling it out
M8 ~5 [1 l$ f/ L- Q- S* ~And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
" V8 r- U" I. l& `* X, Q( \$ LAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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- J% m8 t7 b. x, y. c; UThat is why+ b m0 ~: q3 C
When the stars are out they are visible; ^8 }, H+ Z$ v a: g4 [
But when the lights are out they are invisible
- \, r, u1 N# d$ HAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch! c9 o& c6 }, N: {0 E5 ~
It starts( ~* X, v+ w$ |
But when I wind up this observation,
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