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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?$ R2 r A7 v1 x
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Let's face it b' L1 M3 `8 L5 [: M% R
English is a stupid language.' }/ R/ Z1 I& B h& I2 o( e; m
There is no egg in the eggplant: _6 y$ {! x. d7 y2 l0 Y2 K) v6 n/ A
No ham in the hamburger" D0 ~1 W8 i6 H1 p
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
) e W0 t* f( x& @English muffins were not invented in England
8 b- E# I& e+ a+ L! nFrench fries were not invented in France.7 b- k/ r: \$ q- m, V- C8 Z
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We sometimes take English for granted
+ G& P' P5 Y4 {: S( B( v. x/ ~* ABut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
# F3 C# X i7 JQuicksand takes you down slowly0 B0 x* d% c6 {
Boxing rings are square
8 H0 c9 d. @ v" XAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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. ~3 {" A" D6 a; @! BIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.0 I! p6 t Y) t* G1 C
If the plural of tooth is teeth
' e7 |7 \+ d. i2 ~/ m _; V. pShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
4 V7 q: w* R1 E4 ?# H) R8 n' z, p) o' kIf the teacher taught," y" y0 {7 R! K% e
Why didn't the preacher praught.% }9 o/ A+ H5 U0 `' g3 y+ |
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables: `) E% Q- p% {# S0 g5 s
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" x: F" q4 {; V, F& s7 p! m: hWhy do people recite at a play
+ H9 }, l ^' `$ _6 m, G, _1 vYet play at a recital?8 o4 X6 I d# f6 Y3 t7 T: Q) q
Park on driveways and% W# ^' W# c3 t5 C m- j
Drive on parkways! B9 w$ f$ S0 t, v9 I
( t' b& L+ ^9 ]& M; [) O) oYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
" W7 w" K5 m. t/ r' G: HOf a language where a house can burn up as
% i+ R$ L1 J; }' Y7 j# j yIt burns down
) r/ b: n0 p5 @" P- H0 B& R+ dAnd in which you fill in a form 4 L" B* h8 o- x4 E
By filling it out7 m, e2 C6 a: E& K; m5 x1 @
And a bell is only heard once it goes!* H* M$ ?7 X1 B! r- b2 h, p
; X3 B5 w* l9 t: {& |& ZEnglish was invented by people, not computers1 a& C( x1 r3 r% X6 G
And it reflects the creativity of the human race- y9 F l. m. F2 U
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 D) Q( j) v3 c# p
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That is why
3 R- V7 ~1 b' JWhen the stars are out they are visible
: U2 y% [6 Y4 G; K7 k' dBut when the lights are out they are invisible
/ Z, o- p7 T% x* T" @+ AAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch( v( ]' Z* ?7 H' K0 c% M
It starts
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) n' V, R( A4 L9 \$ K6 K! @It ends. |
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