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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?9 U0 b4 g9 X- f/ W; d) ]- s, i
& w0 \, Y8 {8 d+ RLet's face it
! S1 h0 D) L. O: x2 A8 M6 kEnglish is a stupid language., }$ n, B8 T7 j8 j
There is no egg in the eggplant
' H5 Z$ E U# n {5 Z7 s) pNo ham in the hamburger Z+ ?/ j8 R+ |; s4 `* s ]
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.# a! G. Y& f$ O4 d4 D! I1 m
English muffins were not invented in England# `! y8 a m: ] z0 D
French fries were not invented in France.) e6 W; V4 `1 Z8 ]4 P
: }3 B! ]' ^9 m7 ?0 V! jWe sometimes take English for granted
V. g; t6 M: p1 q4 y$ bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that' W c# E- B6 d! e
Quicksand takes you down slowly: K9 d* l1 y; L
Boxing rings are square
8 ]/ F+ M! y* Q6 h8 V0 s @0 [& ZAnd 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.( S$ D5 A6 ?. y- k) d) n
If the plural of tooth is teeth' e* I) E( M4 c' p( Z R1 r$ V: L
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: t* d& M0 J* S! M. z
If the teacher taught,7 X( ? ]+ J' ^! Z0 h
Why didn't the preacher praught.: A" D3 z+ E3 A( O; h4 z
7 L* G7 }0 p7 W7 SIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
! X. I3 h2 {) R) JWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?: K9 |+ N2 u: M3 \& m* e
Why do people recite at a play
' J3 D+ [+ C- b! J3 I7 zYet play at a recital?6 B, v% b* x f6 z+ P1 N
Park on driveways and
$ I- {8 r5 v. X- h7 G; ^& Q( ^Drive on parkways' P9 b2 n. u! ?0 W" \
7 |* x( K6 ?' {- \8 `- hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ {# P ]% L* |& ]
Of a language where a house can burn up as# R/ p2 F+ L; X9 u! U
It burns down
E+ g5 r6 c* i0 U; w: aAnd in which you fill in a form 7 j- n) M, s! O- U
By filling it out2 N: O8 F2 K6 U" ^5 `
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
4 `: {0 L5 l3 a! _( E7 \; z, ]And it reflects the creativity of the human race
: L, G! N* |0 Z* x4 \5 `(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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% q* v/ i+ `* M JThat is why+ t. j8 m% M; b9 W, e
When the stars are out they are visible
! o) p7 J4 ^, e+ b3 H2 k, VBut when the lights are out they are invisible& K$ n6 B" ?' `$ v( w/ D, O5 T) o
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
3 G" E4 G" C7 P. dIt starts$ g6 ?7 j; q# V' _2 l
But when I wind up this observation,
& N* [! e- E) K2 R4 @It ends. |
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