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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?! w9 ~: ?7 a3 z. n; Z/ Q( ^& G
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Let's face it
$ k# X( X. ^$ d9 Q8 [English is a stupid language.
: v2 ^* }, C6 V0 S0 H) E s3 @6 k ~There is no egg in the eggplant
7 J$ a( L" D! K/ F1 ]3 }9 ENo ham in the hamburger
7 l. r. U$ h: i! f* y! w; sAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.: L6 X* i1 S4 ^6 i* m/ L
English muffins were not invented in England
|! }9 j; Z* fFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted5 [6 q3 `7 V' a$ L
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
. W8 V* I, O* e' i4 f: M: qQuicksand takes you down slowly
. m; V0 d( @: |9 M3 U9 PBoxing rings are square
. x5 A2 t4 r& G4 P7 ?5 Z( @+ zAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & Q( e8 D2 X8 G
0 d' }' L* h7 ^( t2 m: V+ T) \If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
/ Y& n3 p p: p+ N2 u5 W0 {If the plural of tooth is teeth& y# Y/ Y0 J1 A2 d' N
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: K s3 e( G0 ^8 d: x
If the teacher taught,+ _- ]& Z1 \* U' Y8 a
Why didn't the preacher praught.. S$ B, A( `: m. p
$ H) q% W" Y. p# F& W) |: O& OIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
z0 E Z2 [- R. b4 _) `0 tWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
& I' L" ` }2 TWhy do people recite at a play0 r1 S$ H2 R% b8 w, V- M8 y z% [8 q8 c
Yet play at a recital?
1 _& p( u# n4 T; w# V2 w3 EPark on driveways and
: Q2 m( Y7 \$ Z1 e, ZDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
* [2 g8 C) d4 {# A N0 KOf a language where a house can burn up as
& J7 }( Q7 U0 OIt burns down* c, N, }0 s" u+ y5 p6 d+ `
And in which you fill in a form
1 V3 p: ?, ?' j- \6 r% o% SBy filling it out# p% O1 Y7 L- n. M# U, G
And a bell is only heard once it goes!$ p y# |+ v: K$ k! u
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English was invented by people, not computers
' t0 N s* I* }) n4 _+ i$ kAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
& v" p3 B7 d- w6 ?' m) r* w(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why& o7 P! V% A0 W3 q. \$ H n
When the stars are out they are visible
: r/ A5 H3 y1 K; _; z% p6 K+ ]' MBut when the lights are out they are invisible o& M+ x% K' j; c
And why it is that when I wind up my watch6 e ~9 H3 h, T$ p3 v
It starts5 C4 ^% M; B) O6 ^# K# w
But when I wind up this observation,( B) K6 G- h0 p3 p M* Q
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