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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& m& R% L: m. ? w6 {) I" z* P
$ A# b, f0 R; K' N8 n; Q& }$ FLet's face it
: j$ v% S$ N' {English is a stupid language." j5 _" p0 X1 ~$ N8 e
There is no egg in the eggplant
' @0 g8 d* h+ ?+ L6 F; ~4 [No ham in the hamburger
8 Y- z7 i5 W8 @& TAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." K0 d- \# W% ~- V0 ?
English muffins were not invented in England8 I* [2 C; J% P9 Y: V% A7 y$ D& ]3 e+ r
French fries were not invented in France.
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! ^7 J0 j' J( k+ sWe sometimes take English for granted8 g$ @" ?+ ]* l5 ^% ^' }8 l( ?
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that: {5 j. E# I% u, R
Quicksand takes you down slowly3 e7 i% y& k+ k+ M2 v
Boxing rings are square
+ `* m$ z' }# p3 r- R8 B+ o+ `6 U$ yAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. / G7 q! [+ H; G1 }
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
" d; w8 u" ~) e5 ~: \6 e" uIf the plural of tooth is teeth
0 |, E4 z5 e! o d! fShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
$ n+ y& X" V; Z J: _6 `' T8 HIf the teacher taught,$ ^. b* H" C0 e$ ?+ z( n8 R
Why didn't the preacher praught.( @) M* Q, h" {& @& [$ u( h
& R1 P3 `7 M! T4 A$ tIf a vegetarian eats vegetables% Y( A K( o" M$ ~9 H. V
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
( K) D+ \1 n5 [Why do people recite at a play
$ G5 L2 u1 R# c) j+ F4 |7 D: RYet play at a recital?+ ?+ S9 J& ^, P" @- x; c
Park on driveways and
3 Z& }9 A: a8 x- v% z- |Drive on parkways
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9 N) {0 R2 r) c5 e7 YYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy3 y" X8 R% H7 y/ D, C
Of a language where a house can burn up as
5 A; [& O1 _- z5 ]8 yIt burns down
) K$ J9 z }, v5 u! y/ P% y9 LAnd in which you fill in a form
5 F) k) r, b: `! d% oBy filling it out5 u* ~4 p3 P; b# Q- V8 _& q( p* {
And a bell is only heard once it goes!+ d# z# x, E: Y0 F7 ^5 _% d
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English was invented by people, not computers
+ I; e8 \- F3 l1 }- h$ Y1 U! ?And it reflects the creativity of the human race
! `* A, A+ ]1 J(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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$ U7 H% L; D7 X# g& ]7 q, RThat is why; D2 K( e' d; y9 b. N; p# W
When the stars are out they are visible3 I# ~ W0 I. T7 e8 ~7 Q
But when the lights are out they are invisible! Y2 I m' c7 y. q$ l7 M: T
And why it is that when I wind up my watch4 s$ P9 m8 a+ N
It starts
2 t8 U { ~9 P" {9 M* vBut when I wind up this observation,+ U q& m7 E4 Y+ _
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