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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?1 z) ^" e- V# j& O
! L) {# F' Q8 h/ m2 \: o3 u, RLet's face it" {6 C+ P4 I/ _2 z, }4 }7 C" f
English is a stupid language.! @8 [* J& a |) p& |6 @& t
There is no egg in the eggplant
( l# W& A8 \5 M6 |3 mNo ham in the hamburger
. i5 U1 I: _1 a9 v9 ]& dAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.3 @8 S* o% d6 ]- S2 h* a' G n0 W
English muffins were not invented in England; n) }2 {# _- Y; P5 @
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
2 Y0 q$ v# u' O NBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
2 }+ Q6 e8 K9 `0 DQuicksand takes you down slowly6 f9 T. Y4 b# f7 ^. _- z
Boxing rings are square: T/ a) u, z. w6 ~8 m0 v3 ?0 l
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. $ w6 H! a" _; |, B% X8 C P" H& C9 j
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
4 S# O& s2 ?, w: e8 d7 [If the plural of tooth is teeth, N. Y. j* o4 T9 E
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth% U( x' z0 ~" ^/ f1 n0 A
If the teacher taught,
2 m. j$ G" k; Z' l2 UWhy didn't the preacher praught.* l; D# H6 ^( s# W* {
( W' H7 u( {1 FIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
- D9 D% O2 W5 T2 ^. EWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
( y3 f1 w- @7 m6 z/ B; n/ s/ KWhy do people recite at a play9 S F) @9 w, a% G3 @) E$ t
Yet play at a recital?
+ G1 l- \* v. L0 p& dPark on driveways and
+ h' A8 m; c' Z+ c! r; x; HDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
. @: ~6 C: d& _1 Z7 Q2 y$ N& uOf a language where a house can burn up as1 o4 }, H9 h' L1 p$ n/ N
It burns down& `( H d! _5 m
And in which you fill in a form
! E1 m% g1 Z3 G* R0 a) w. hBy filling it out6 |5 {$ X3 `& ^+ e0 P( T& G8 L; L
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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# v8 A& n' @) ^5 w$ z7 O2 I' aEnglish was invented by people, not computers7 b# O: [7 `* U3 H( W% V
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
- B. F$ L6 `: D7 K+ e3 o* e4 _0 A* q(Which of course isn't a race at all)( M" g) S6 ]8 h
3 ^5 T/ v: X+ N! n [) WThat is why
* }6 k! S9 T/ A# r6 N4 f8 _4 i" W; yWhen the stars are out they are visible, F* d' C8 I/ c& z$ b2 g
But when the lights are out they are invisible; V! L0 S+ p, s- v& ?% S
And why it is that when I wind up my watch" y! ^! D7 e, o. H: G [# D2 O
It starts
0 w3 b$ S3 P4 ^. WBut when I wind up this observation,. k$ R3 {; G- m8 H- ~
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