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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
2 f) d/ z' v5 }& aEnglish is a stupid language.
1 D) E& Q( S4 Q% v4 t8 ?% ZThere is no egg in the eggplant
1 I" u7 e6 x& u" fNo ham in the hamburger8 ~/ d, _; I3 E7 m3 a
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." W, Y2 y: y/ c; @6 K
English muffins were not invented in England
6 P2 I, J6 F# T- L+ h/ w+ `French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted$ h! b. O$ j& R& g8 t
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that2 e! ^: I0 @) T" e) ?* \: A
Quicksand takes you down slowly8 O9 P* |" y( D9 n2 o
Boxing rings are square2 i- Q/ x- ?# q; ]8 Q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 6 T# P5 I9 T6 \. _
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
- w- Z* u& a0 \$ B' gIf the plural of tooth is teeth
9 a& s+ K5 G+ F; T6 _) e& YShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% D. u' q. t- x- `1 }3 q: tIf the teacher taught,* t) B N# G L8 ^8 w7 P
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
* t& `0 R, f: L9 j o cWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?1 R$ n1 ?( Q$ q$ L( a7 m# ]% I
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and5 w2 A; Y( C& Z P/ L( Q" K
Drive on parkways4 T& T$ M. j" d' [' j; x/ o# x
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down. X S, s! H2 o# b! z
And in which you fill in a form
/ {; J0 \' R# jBy filling it out5 l5 Q0 I' n2 M c
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers/ d4 o* D* o: u) z. e- T
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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+ Z4 W# c, ^6 r7 A, W! n# P6 e9 aThat is why
; {1 O0 ], L3 d+ v1 kWhen the stars are out they are visible, x3 ~+ O1 J7 `8 {5 b8 c; Z! l
But when the lights are out they are invisible1 A- Y& p' a! u" D }2 ~" X& t
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
7 g& v5 `" y; ? lIt starts
# G: z9 L( ~6 b* j: V2 FBut when I wind up this observation,- }; M# v4 P% n+ j' A5 K
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