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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?! ?9 x9 y, k5 ~7 `
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Let's face it" d, _9 p4 _5 k
English is a stupid language.7 q/ ^$ D7 l$ d& ]/ V' Z% N: B
There is no egg in the eggplant
" B2 j0 v- F8 H i8 e# G% [No ham in the hamburger6 L& g4 r3 M% t/ J8 w
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' n7 o0 S$ }; ^ s, d3 p/ U8 yEnglish muffins were not invented in England/ w6 V6 P, U, t
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
# |& |. c: o" t8 OBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
* C. \: r0 V/ P+ P# Y/ MQuicksand takes you down slowly
( j+ z0 D" Y0 K# G) a; c* ^Boxing rings are square
/ s1 k( I. X1 l1 D4 R9 E0 bAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( [- b4 I9 T2 i7 X! u
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
7 s' S3 X+ W- J8 U6 a. [$ I7 c* fIf the plural of tooth is teeth$ @. v# W, d, j7 E3 s
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth1 \1 X+ H* G: @% x( s8 P! P
If the teacher taught,. W9 N d) W4 L5 n4 |# J7 I
Why didn't the preacher praught.9 ~+ k# i6 j4 @/ A& K7 c
& p- R |; ]9 x, G, N4 K* F9 fIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
k1 p+ v$ m# o. X# uWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?& u6 Q X# k0 f, q" ~5 f: h8 f
Why do people recite at a play. O) I0 B7 ?9 n# S8 k0 \* O, y
Yet play at a recital?
( X3 C/ F4 N) S5 dPark on driveways and. ]. ?, l9 ^& W
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
$ d$ V. |/ e7 V6 BOf a language where a house can burn up as
0 L0 Q: l( s+ E5 t+ n5 F3 lIt burns down: j6 `$ j+ c. l" \& y
And in which you fill in a form
/ D w3 S0 _8 O; p, {5 U% o `2 E" tBy filling it out' L" m/ |$ W$ o0 s" z5 T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!; F( ~8 ~; z. ]" k) N, S
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English was invented by people, not computers
! i4 S" n7 K/ d( M- M8 HAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race6 l' `5 N/ Q: }' k: A/ f+ s
(Which of course isn't a race at all)9 k+ U! F4 J3 y9 z4 K
) {. d7 h- O2 K8 yThat is why
) ^) H! A# u! W1 b E( iWhen the stars are out they are visible
% p/ d' O; J8 W+ {But when the lights are out they are invisible1 z0 p9 ~ O$ G V% e4 y9 ]8 v
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
$ n1 r+ Y& Z) ]+ [$ k* _, EIt starts( m0 f# D+ r' ] Z
But when I wind up this observation,* a9 x' m. B8 W v% ~2 |
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