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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?6 }" D9 m+ c. I4 K& A9 C
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Let's face it/ C5 T" i! h9 I& o* I. Y( V
English is a stupid language.; P# g W/ K; e& O' x/ u9 v
There is no egg in the eggplant) N( L7 d% k3 n
No ham in the hamburger
$ M$ L6 _" S- Z: O( s6 qAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
+ _) w$ u' \ d( s# z8 _, bEnglish muffins were not invented in England
- l& ~ B M) P8 ~ NFrench fries were not invented in France.6 ?+ X5 M: y+ e% V3 ^' N7 E
% Y5 X0 q5 W4 X1 o/ N+ n+ d# uWe sometimes take English for granted
: M% Q9 K1 I9 DBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
( N/ g& }+ K+ w, N+ a: `8 lQuicksand takes you down slowly
# o4 l( v' H4 J, [$ ^' j, TBoxing rings are square
2 O* }. a: M0 m* l# IAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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# i6 g# e w# s$ M+ K3 p7 I- R& h5 }" TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
3 q+ a4 C7 b: L, X" C( uIf the plural of tooth is teeth
- _- ]+ E. s R& mShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
; v0 N2 I3 B( e h- }8 o, ~5 D# cIf the teacher taught,( d5 {( m9 M7 R( m, t% o# }. M1 {
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
; Z) B5 B" _; h) a9 ZWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
4 W& z( O/ d. b2 I# _" WWhy do people recite at a play
2 P+ B- t% t2 k1 K6 ~3 xYet play at a recital?
! N0 v1 t5 Y. u: u& @0 jPark on driveways and! P8 r9 T6 ? g. I" v
Drive on parkways$ [, S* z8 w$ b: p
# T% Z3 I8 K$ z! A S6 zYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
2 k4 k7 w7 T$ B! g$ Z/ m) cOf a language where a house can burn up as
* L3 _( q& G4 p& d7 V i* ?It burns down7 M8 H7 T. f: G5 M' [4 G
And in which you fill in a form 6 i1 n. l2 f: E2 w3 P
By filling it out
* q* _+ _8 o" u0 W6 }4 }And a bell is only heard once it goes!1 i8 I# F) T; N# I5 I3 @
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English was invented by people, not computers
& d5 r$ [7 P$ N0 M* x. DAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
8 W9 @& K: V4 @+ e(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
1 i' w( O! O( N, L- O [When the stars are out they are visible
D. ]: |8 h P7 tBut when the lights are out they are invisible) Q; [ A0 E% z* g, V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch- t% \! y- \. ^; w+ s8 i; @/ i$ O
It starts
2 p# c( p, i6 eBut when I wind up this observation,
+ z0 C7 g( N" n/ dIt ends. |
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