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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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/ h2 o5 w; H+ [4 GLet's face it
1 V1 y( l9 V5 J/ w, c$ LEnglish is a stupid language.. j/ H( v/ d8 \+ ]* @: ?- a% a
There is no egg in the eggplant1 W$ ?5 w- M6 J4 [+ P
No ham in the hamburger6 l3 O6 |: }( Y) h
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
' O; N4 i( T5 e: N4 h8 R& S- ~/ XEnglish muffins were not invented in England- a% c/ o3 w6 i, w
French fries were not invented in France.
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* w1 b3 O) ~$ _5 L8 fWe sometimes take English for granted
5 z3 |8 x9 I' A9 T: FBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that" I$ Z2 y0 p0 C4 ?6 q) ?
Quicksand takes you down slowly, {* c/ ? u5 i
Boxing rings are square# q3 ]& ]* g$ H; r
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.0 n& j4 H( ~/ {' ^* M% Q# f7 w: R3 M
If the plural of tooth is teeth5 B4 |7 z9 Y q. V; I( y; r
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 Q& s1 x$ @3 ~& s
If the teacher taught,
0 f( s9 W, i* J8 ]: P5 ~: k# LWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables" w$ m% f# i, _: S V
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?8 N: J' G I. i5 Z( q& P
Why do people recite at a play
4 R) V& s* H9 g! ^ XYet play at a recital?
: s' @: T3 V! ]0 K* ~* @& yPark on driveways and
+ Y* N& {: j, J6 y0 w( i5 ~* g6 Q+ `0 uDrive on parkways) G- e" o7 Q+ y7 V+ s7 x: p
/ i" i1 @ T& q E: hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy1 n7 C% }, c8 U: `* P2 |& x5 M, K
Of a language where a house can burn up as
& F8 X3 B. {7 T# k* JIt burns down' g0 U$ T2 l* L
And in which you fill in a form
2 X3 H1 Z( C0 j/ a U% TBy filling it out9 D% z& g& a# S; h9 v2 f& ^
And a bell is only heard once it goes!: M* @0 C& M) |6 f* [+ Q
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English was invented by people, not computers+ R4 t* {- L8 h( b7 J
And it reflects the creativity of the human race- o1 G$ n% P$ C9 B
(Which of course isn't a race at all)3 p6 t- z& R" s5 P7 C! F+ V1 @
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That is why0 d- N2 U( B8 _- S1 @& g
When the stars are out they are visible, v% `4 ^2 A5 k! ?; M% o
But when the lights are out they are invisible. ` E5 W! z4 L, C/ h& J6 v0 K. l
And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 O2 [& Y7 |2 T: A+ ]( z
It starts
+ |/ V, I2 t& d7 ^# D2 b; a& KBut when I wind up this observation,
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