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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?0 D# Q; m4 V* }6 l# M+ j. I, A* J
( k1 F8 h( h) I O4 XLet's face it" L9 R3 g/ Z- M h7 a, O( Z
English is a stupid language.) F- ~4 T5 Z" D. k. r
There is no egg in the eggplant' H5 f& \( d, c7 T
No ham in the hamburger3 o; B$ y- p- |
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- W6 ~0 \% G l7 V6 @/ hEnglish muffins were not invented in England
, q* F! d5 }% u) d2 a6 d5 M4 w7 C8 M2 nFrench fries were not invented in France.7 F" f0 t& ?( P) h4 o
$ i& J9 I& y, D0 `4 Y5 F" NWe sometimes take English for granted
( j' G+ u4 B7 s3 P! `; UBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
+ E" ^7 w9 t/ U0 j& \- H7 YQuicksand takes you down slowly
, y5 [0 b! M8 E4 ^) K. @ [Boxing rings are square# p3 x, p0 U3 W, b
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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$ O9 [: U5 @' t5 E: P6 WIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 d- `7 _" k, l3 D' _
If the plural of tooth is teeth
$ x2 y+ j7 _( L7 e' `Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth0 B7 P* T: L: j O3 d- j
If the teacher taught,* C1 F$ ?5 E1 Z) T8 t1 |& |
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 B% d; C) p0 ?6 \! B, [- b" a
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 Q5 r7 j3 Z+ n% N5 MWhy do people recite at a play
; y: r9 ?* z- D; V4 W/ h. s$ BYet play at a recital?
) N7 L+ x8 F% L3 S) }, SPark on driveways and v7 R2 g4 H: x7 o# q. X3 Q
Drive on parkways
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$ v* L, U! z# H% {8 Z4 N' [You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
) x/ E$ n& x5 f4 uOf a language where a house can burn up as
" Y- A+ F. b8 XIt burns down
* x t, y3 v7 QAnd in which you fill in a form 0 X5 s# [& Z/ E) S( P1 h5 J
By filling it out
/ A0 P. X/ E; p. S \0 o* ~And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
! s6 @8 P; N# R% cAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
, y' ]1 [. Q! q(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why" P; O X2 H, e9 F! S
When the stars are out they are visible
8 n, w: c% E8 M8 lBut when the lights are out they are invisible
" F- {! @6 {( f8 m5 aAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch/ \# c6 `# F* _1 B7 r/ @2 f
It starts
$ [' S; |7 ^% f' DBut when I wind up this observation,
& B {3 Z% A2 M1 l2 O5 QIt ends. |
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