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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 y. i9 u+ b/ |' T. N% O
I2 o5 ^4 z+ B. N; o$ M' RLet's face it
% G& R1 Z% S! o# B% ]7 c, JEnglish is a stupid language.
' q$ D1 v) U% Q- ]8 U- }; ~There is no egg in the eggplant a& r( X* K* Z! P: J3 H4 O$ t
No ham in the hamburger
6 B% ?! `& ] l% X/ {# I" g. RAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
( e' z5 W! p( _, x3 H2 O( ZEnglish muffins were not invented in England
1 M5 |- L; d0 L) j4 L- oFrench fries were not invented in France.; V; P9 l$ C# W5 d
. o6 V, o( d1 v+ _( u5 gWe sometimes take English for granted
! x8 s) T; i2 J# ]# SBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
3 L* S# J7 b P4 @Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ `3 v9 e9 K& J" u0 gBoxing rings are square
! U0 I$ S* u& D6 d1 EAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 8 ]! s$ t$ |4 S. E8 s5 t3 Y" ]# y
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 i+ V- M$ X8 _ p" j& s- N6 D/ cIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ z' x2 e/ h) S; y0 A: E H% l! F
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 W* c, I7 F. v" L7 U" X) l4 n; Y' c
If the teacher taught,4 u$ g4 F1 e8 x! v$ a5 V# ^
Why didn't the preacher praught.+ y4 [, Y6 W* |# I
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables6 C+ C" t9 q5 m+ ^
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?3 R* V- k$ p) [3 i
Why do people recite at a play" C7 u! a) a0 L( ]% u
Yet play at a recital?
9 g2 R, e6 ^7 ~% G" DPark on driveways and6 x6 q2 O1 f& @; A' S5 q, G
Drive on parkways+ W. F5 g1 G' l9 m
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, | {3 L' H; p* r1 {' d* t
Of a language where a house can burn up as
# q: I+ X" G) w QIt burns down% w2 h4 O% }2 \) w+ {% K
And in which you fill in a form
2 g) z0 |2 d e0 z# y n' qBy filling it out
* k6 Q: O& s$ P& U( `7 u, ]And a bell is only heard once it goes! Y7 Q r: }3 H$ F k8 I9 Z# ^9 L, d+ s
6 D7 u& S9 y* g& C5 F& P5 ~English was invented by people, not computers
' @" V) C% m' c3 T( K% t* mAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
m$ j0 H. w: x) G5 i8 w1 Q(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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. p1 P1 P( B9 Y" J! x( M" iThat is why
6 o$ T& T+ v2 B% Q, R2 k; eWhen the stars are out they are visible C7 N- d) c4 |3 `% Y5 }) P
But when the lights are out they are invisible
9 N- r$ A1 \# V& x# M0 S. Y- |+ ]And why it is that when I wind up my watch
) f y9 _* V- }1 Y! U$ o* \It starts0 f% J5 r, d- Q# c
But when I wind up this observation,( _0 ^0 V' d) v* W
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