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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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" i+ W' y0 O2 x4 B7 E2 K1 L6 mLet's face it
( f& w. |6 [$ i+ }; IEnglish is a stupid language.
; N, o6 E3 U6 [! r% e7 @1 t! kThere is no egg in the eggplant
- q% s; V/ ~; z% ~No ham in the hamburger! D6 @% e y" ~9 P6 \
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.2 C2 ~) Q- k1 z' ?2 q3 p( b
English muffins were not invented in England
T. A8 r4 Q- MFrench fries were not invented in France.6 e/ X2 {6 m9 V6 Y' ~! ~- i9 b
3 y* v3 [- ~: |% u5 fWe sometimes take English for granted
3 d |6 J3 ~( F) i6 H7 lBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
0 ?, _( A, d1 K! n/ q1 {5 MQuicksand takes you down slowly
* M5 A5 s& N" v' L% K$ qBoxing rings are square6 z$ `1 q% W* y
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ! a; K: h& I! o$ b G" B
* _3 ~$ S' N% xIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.: W, Y2 j1 G% `
If the plural of tooth is teeth
7 A, p; [1 o+ w C1 z, vShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( `8 ]! }4 E( C& K/ u5 U0 _
If the teacher taught,; Q2 }' b ?9 e& c0 e; j% V0 Q3 m/ J
Why didn't the preacher praught.; X4 n- C, K1 x. c3 Y$ f$ P5 S& T
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
4 K( T- b. L8 W7 }- b0 bWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
7 L/ `. M* j& f8 `Why do people recite at a play% K0 E* `% S% e7 |
Yet play at a recital?5 d, H- @. l. P6 O% q
Park on driveways and/ ~- _* g, h8 V/ B- T3 f* x
Drive on parkways% w! ?# f; y/ d" m
1 r6 k! z r+ rYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy: Q9 I0 ?! b" x8 m3 ?* J; f
Of a language where a house can burn up as
( ]7 J3 N1 k5 r; k# R" u8 \It burns down# S; ^! O, K$ c
And in which you fill in a form * v1 }" u2 {0 |7 D @: T
By filling it out
, r8 o5 ^5 V* s; H3 q# b2 O+ d1 YAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers( P7 d# f' I+ b
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why/ T7 v+ v% `* E3 K2 z0 K+ p
When the stars are out they are visible
: @; L1 \: u. }But when the lights are out they are invisible
$ B6 `% C, S( {4 o2 A% Z& YAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch# I. O2 d0 |4 K# T: M* U/ l) z
It starts
* {# k/ D" X7 u( i* E; H3 I) ZBut when I wind up this observation,3 ~- y2 e# ]! z! q
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