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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?9 b( Z! Q+ K5 q+ s: I8 H; g" y
" `$ @1 U# ^/ b& I! p5 H* NLet's face it8 p9 O* e2 Z2 ~3 G. k: F
English is a stupid language.
, {; ~, y4 s& P s7 CThere is no egg in the eggplant
& U" E0 n% ?4 t, K* L: MNo ham in the hamburger
( m2 ]/ f4 t3 ?2 h2 d( `; ZAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; T9 U: N: F( x" b8 DEnglish muffins were not invented in England
: W! c/ L9 G8 X- n9 z H& UFrench fries were not invented in France.# x' C! g7 _: v
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We sometimes take English for granted
$ b' N# ~* D) ~5 E4 eBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that: v0 |0 j% W7 H- e+ t: i
Quicksand takes you down slowly( O& z' o' r% z( S. q& ^- l
Boxing rings are square3 ?$ Q/ _6 ]5 j
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. . e- B+ C L) O9 J! U
d# J$ f) S& w) k DIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ H: `2 z# C; o4 y4 P" X6 H9 P/ Q
If the plural of tooth is teeth6 e7 K; L5 L/ F
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% S y3 k0 t; n' k
If the teacher taught,7 B& X' m+ S! I6 Q6 i
Why didn't the preacher praught., o5 u) e% S1 ]' V, e
. [8 F# _, t: uIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 ?1 e+ F9 j, ]' q# h( E* _4 pWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
, j; X( s( u9 D ?& N1 I HWhy do people recite at a play
" O$ @3 k# S" U3 ?. r, E1 ~Yet play at a recital?
1 R/ e+ v/ q4 J$ Z" l7 oPark on driveways and
/ z! G5 B, e, N4 [Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy0 U, I7 t& k) `1 @8 T5 ~0 F/ x
Of a language where a house can burn up as' U# }+ u$ b5 B* Z% t; v; d4 b
It burns down A2 W: R* M: k( W4 d* f& T/ E# E
And in which you fill in a form + Q$ T6 x& o7 ]- _+ P4 h, G; d
By filling it out
/ [) X0 n1 L0 Y# W, Y% d6 D% vAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
7 c3 J: q7 I/ g" bAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race8 ?& M) o% S& S. F4 \
(Which of course isn't a race at all)# Y+ g' N$ Y) l1 R& ^1 X- H8 g; Z
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That is why
* o6 n; j7 G5 J* T0 tWhen the stars are out they are visible
/ m7 w! H) z; ^3 K. P- J' QBut when the lights are out they are invisible
, {5 V4 L1 s) E0 V+ tAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch% E k1 v; {! C# s/ ]6 b
It starts& g( s9 m0 N7 z* T0 T1 Z! q
But when I wind up this observation,
7 J$ B/ {4 H4 S* ^It ends. |
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